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Basketball Long Beach Poly

TONIGHT: Long Beach Poly Visits ML King In CIF Basketball Semifinal

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Long Beach Poly is seeking a return trip to the CIF Southern Section championship, two years after claiming their last gold plaque. Standing between Poly and next weekend’s Division 1 championship game is ML King, who hosts the Jackrabbits Friday evening at 7 p.m. in Riverside. “They’re a really good team, athletic, they’re really good […]

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Basketball Compton

CIF Basketball: Compton Falls To Crescenta Valley

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The crumpled up piece of paper left on the ground of the Eddie Thomas Gymnasium was a story in itself for the Compton boys’ basketball team and its fans. Compton head coach Tony Thomas (Eddie’s son, by the way) tossed it there in frustration after one of several missed opportunities by his team down the […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly

CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Locks Down H-W, Moves on To Semis

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Under head coach Carl Buggs, Long Beach Poly’s girls’ basketball team has always been known for great defense and toughness. Both were on full display during a master class victory over Harvard-Westlake in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals on Wednesday evening in the Wolverines’ gym. Poly clamped down on a potent H-W attack […]