It’s not uncommon for De’jon Vanhook to be singing and dancing to R&B or gospel music at 5 a.m. in the morning. “It just puts me a good mood and sets the tone,” Vanhook said. “I have to attack the day early, and you gotta be in a good mood to do that.” Vanhook lives […]
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PREVIEW: Avalon Visits Mojave For CIF 8-Man Quarterfinals
The Avalon Lancers are facing a familiar opponent in the CIF Southern Section 8-Man Division 1 quarterfinals tonight at 7:30 when they travel to Mojave. Avalon won the 2013 playoff meeting with Mojave, and the Mustangs got some payback in the 2014 semifinals, but the Lancers won the rubber match in the 2015 championship game. […]
BREAKING: Lakewood Football Coach Mike Christensen Resigns
Lakewood football coach Mike Christensen has stepped down after three years with the Lancers. It was Christensen’s second stint with the team after helping to build them into a Division 1 contender more than a decade ago. Christensen’s Lancers went 3-7 this year and 3-7 last year missing the postseason both times. In 2016 he […]
ROUNDUP: Long Beach CIF Playoff Football Coverage
We’ve got links to all our articles, videos, and photo galleries from the opening week of the playoffs. Millikan 53, Pacifica 6 / READ MORE about the Rams’ first-round win. WATCH VIDEO. SEE PHOTOS. JSerra 42, Long Beach Poly 9 / READ MORE about the Jackrabbits’ loss. WATCH VIDEO. SEE PHOTOS. Mira Costa 41, Wilson 20 / SEE […]
PREVIEW: LBCC Football Hosting Canyons
The Vikings are hosting Canyons this evening at 5 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium, looking to get back on the right side of .500. LBCC (4-4) has been rocked by injuries this season but is trying to finish the year strong with their home final today and a road game against Ventura next weekend.
CIF Football: Millikan Dominates Pacifica In Playoff Opener
The Millikan football program has felt unfulfilled this season after weeks of not reaching their full potential. However, the Rams picked a great time put it all together in a 53-6 win over visiting Pacifica on Friday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 7 playoffs. “We’ve been waiting for a complete […]
CIF Football: Long Beach Poly Falls To JSerra
How did Long Beach Poly’s CIF Division 1 football playoff opener against JSerra go? At one point the game was stopped for five minutes because the chain on the first-down marker broke. Unfortunately for Jackrabbit fans, that was a symbolic moment in the night for a game that saw every break go against the home […]
VIDEO: Millikan vs. Pacifica, CIF Football
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PHOTOS: Wilson vs. Mira Costa, CIF Football
Great action shots by our own Joseph Kling from the Wilson playoff loss at Mira Costa.
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. JSerra, CIF Football
We’ve got photos from Poly’s first-round loss, from our guys at All-In Press, Art O’Neill and John Napalan.