The CIF Southern Section sent out a survey to its 500+ member schools today asking for their input on rules regarding athletic transfers. CIF-SS commissioner Rob Wigod (a Wilson alum and former Wilson/Lakewood coach) sent a message out last spring suggesting it might be time for a conversation around changing transfer rules. Here’s what all […]
Compton alum and 10-year NBA pro DeMar DeRozan received shocking news early Wednesday morning as he was traded from the Raptors to the Spurs as part of a blockbuster trade for Kawhi Leonard. DeRozan is known for being a loyal guy. He never transferred out of Compton High, his neighborhood school, he went to USC […]
Presenting our list of the top high school athletes in Long Beach this year in every sport. Come back over the next week for more awards like Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Long Beach Spirit Award, and the big reveal of our top two Athletes of the […]
Another classic year of competition made it hard to decide, but here are our nominations for the top high school moments of the year. 10. Millikan Diver Makes History Millikan sophomore Jenna Sonnenberg made history this year, claiming the CIF Southern Section Division 2 diving championship at the Riverside Aquatic Complex. Sonnenberg finished with a […]
Once again, it was a great spring season full of honors for Long Beach Poly and Wilson. The two oldest schools in the city both won four Moore League Player of the Year awards. Baseball A pair of center fielders were named co-Players of the Year as Millikan’s Moises Guzman and Lakewood’s Carter White shared […]
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We’ve got some great shots from the Moore League track and field finals taken by photographers Art O’Neill and John Napalan.
We’ve got some great shots from the Moore League boys’ swimming prelims courtesy of photographer Tracey Roman.
When Long Beach State announced that head basketball coach Dan Monson had been signed to a five-year extension last week, the university and Monson both admitted that the last few years have been below standard. With an impressive amount of candor and openness, they said that the extension will allow for a fresh start, and […]
A full list of local sports events coming up this weekend. THURSDAY High School Baseball, 3:15 p.m. Today is the last day of Moore League action until April 11 because of spring break. Poly is taking on Cabrillo at Blair Field while Lakewood hosts Compton on campus. High School Softball, 3:15 p.m. This is also […]