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PREVIEW: Cabrillo vs. Jordan, Football

Someone is getting their first Moore League win of the year tonight at Cabrillo where the Jaguars are hosting the Jordan Panthers. Cabrillo (1-5, 0-2) is coming off back-to-back 48-0 losses after picking up its first win of the season over Compton Centennial. Senior running back/linebacker Fesoeh Kaowili will be back on the field for […]

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PREVIEW: St. Anthony Football vs. La Salle

The St. Anthony Saints (1-6, 0-1) are looking for their first Del Rey League win tonight at La Salle. This is the first year for the new league that includes Harvard-Westlake, St. Paul and St. Genevieve. Three of the last five St. Anthony games have been decided by one score. Coach Mario Morales said his […]

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PREVIEW: Avalon Football vs. ACES

The Avalon 8-Man football team will hit the road to face ACES on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Avalon (4-1, 2-1) is coming off of a heartbreaking loss to Sage Hill in the final seconds of their Express League showdown. “We’re definitely motivated,” Avalon coach Michael Forcella said. “The last-second loss last week […]

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COLUMN: High School Officiating Crisis At Crossroads

My least favorite memories from this job that I love have come from unfriendly confrontations between parents, coaches and referees. You tend to reconsider priorities while watching an adult scream and chase another adult out of a gym because of the result of a high school sporting event. Unfortunately, I see more of those unpleasant […]

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The Hole: Grief, Football, And Trophies At LBCC

Photo courtesy John Fajardo, LBCC All fabric is made in essentially the same way: hundreds of individual threads woven together to make something strong, something whole. A football jersey is made that way. A community is made that way too, or a football team: e pluribus unum. Out of many, one. When a hole is […]

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LB NFL: Jayon Brown And The Power Of Patience

In another world, Jayon Brown might not be a Long Beach Poly alum. Brown exhibited something often lacking in high school athletes: patience. The second-year Titans linebacker didn’t start as a Jackrabbit until his senior year of high school, and ended up signing with UCLA after being lightly recruited. He didn’t start for the Bruins […]

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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Malik Bradford, Millikan Football Millikan receiver Malik Bradford is one of the city’s top players this year, but injuries have kept him from making his mark in a big way. That all changed Friday against Compton, when Bradford […]

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The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week

Congrats to this week’s College Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Pierre Robinson, LBCC Football The Vikings have a talented backfield this year but the leader of the group is Pierre Robinson, a gifted runner who’s leading the team in yards (277) and yards per carry (7.4). He […]