Long Beach Poly alum and 1959 CIF Football Player of the Year Willie Brown passed away today due to complications from cancer. He was 76. Services are pending. Brown is survived by his wife, Carole, son, Brian, daughter, Kimberly and grandchildren Nathan and Alana, and his brother, Oscar. Brown shared the Poly backfield with Dee […]
Elijah Bates, the editor at the college paper JJ and I worked at, used to say that life was like a story and the people we met were like characters. As writers, we should look for the most interesting characters to write about the same way a novelist would populate a book with characters people […]
Long Beach Poly is well-known for having produced more NFL players than any other high school, with over 60 former Jackrabbits having hit the league. Last week, though, an NFL player that didn’t come from Long Beach borrowed Poly’s practice field to get a workout in: Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott. “It was great for […]
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Long Beach Poly alum Marcedes Lewis is known around town for his exploits on the football field, where the All-Pro tight end his entering his 13th NFL season, and for his generosity. His free football camp just ran for the 10th time at his alma mater a few weeks ago. In the pages of the […]
John Ross has always moved faster than people expected. Whether it was as an electric do-it-all star for Jordan High or an an All-American receiver at the University of Washington or at the NFL combine, where a year ago he broke the record for the 40-yard dash with a time of 4.29 seconds, Ross has […]
The big boys of Long Beach got a special treat last weekend as Long Beach Poly alum Jurrell Casey hosted his third annual offensive and defensive linemen camp at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Most summer football camps focus on skill positions like quarterback, receiver, or defensive back, which is precisely why Casey has chosen to focus […]
Long Beach Poly senior football player Alex Austin will get a rare honor in the next few weeks, as he’s been selected as one of the 45 high school football players who will represent their country as part of the USA U19 Football team. The team is in Flagstaff for a two-week training camp before […]
It’s a new day at Cabrillo, where the Jags have a football coach for the 2018 season. Longtime assistant coach Mike Ulufale will coach the team this year after six years in the trenches coaching the team’s offensive line and serving as its offensive coordinator. Ulufale takes over for George Richardson, who was the team’s […]
PHOTOS BY WILLIAM JOHNSON