Find out where your favorite Long Beach teams are playing this week. WEDNESDAY High School Basketball, 5 & 6:30 p.m. The Moore League girls’ and boys’ basketball teams are opening the league schedule this week, and the marquee matchups are at Millikan today where the Rams are hosting Compton. In other action, Wilson is at […]
Three of the top four teams in the Moore League picked up wins with balanced scoring on Tuesday. Wilson 8, Compton 0 Eight different Bruins scored goals while senior Kelsey Paz scored twice. Wilson sophomore goalkeeper Daniella Uchio picked up her third shutout of the season. VIDEO Millikan 9, Jordan 0 Six different Rams scored […]
Postseason success has been feast or famine for Moore League boys’ soccer in recent years, and the local boys look ready to chow down with new field turf serving as their plate this season. Some Long Beach coaches even said they’re more concerned with the playoffs than a league title. “Obviously winning league is important,” […]
Compton (2-1-1) is starting a new era with a familiar face as first-year coach Sammy Flores takes over the program. Flores has been coaching the lower levels at Compton since 2014, and knows what kind of system he wants to run with senior Carlos Rivera leading the way. “We want to be touching the ball […]
The Millikan boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams are the favorites to repeat as league champions because they’ve done it every year since 2011, but this season’s title chases could be closer than ever. After a few defending league champions left the program in the offseason, the Millikan Rams only have four total returning All-Moore League […]
Four of the eight Long Beach and Moore League girls’ basketball teams were ranked in the first CIF-SS poll that came out this year, a signal that a special season is on the horizon, with several teams in the running for a CIF championship this season and a ton of young talent. We’ve got previews […]
It’s been a steep hill to climb for Compton coach Derrick Anderson, now in his seventh year coaching the Compton girls’ basketball team. When Anderson took the team over, almost none of his freshmen knew how to dribble or knew basic basketball terminology. Anderson has stuck with it and slowly built the Compton program. This […]
A trio of phenomenal finishes lifted Wilson to a 3-0 victory at Lakewood on Tuesday evening in the Moore League opener. WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Wilson (2-0, 1-0) came out in a full press and opened the scoring in the eight minute when Sam Thompson and Kate Rael connected to play on Kristin Berry. The junior […]
There are plenty of reasons to expect an exciting Moore League girls’ soccer season. Defending champions Wilson lost almost its entire starting lineup to graduation, Long Beach Poly is getting a host of players back with a new coach taking over and both of those teams will be playing on home field turf for the […]
Compton also has a first-year coach who took over the program in August. Marlene Lopez-Gonzalez has only coached her own daughters soccer teams, but the Compton teacher wanted to step for the players when the school didn’t have a coach. “We’re just going to bring our A-game to the best of our ability,” Lopez-Gonzalez said. […]