#1: Moore League Vs. Trinity League

If you’re familiar with the Lexus Gauntlet, awarded annually to either USC or UCLA, depending on which program wins the most head-to-head matches, then you know what we’d like to see here.  Kicked off with a first-week Saturday football bash, whichever league wins the most inter-league contests throughout the year would get the SoCal Cup (or the Lexus Cup if they want to throw down some cash).  A Saturday slate of football contests, alternating annually between Vet’s and Santa Ana Stadium, which one commenter suggested, would be great.  But what if Poly/O. Lu, Lakewood/Servite, and Jordan/Mater Dei were the start of a season of rivalry games, with Wilson and Mater Dei playing baseball in April to potentially decide the winner? 

This kind of season-long event would help nearly every current problem with LB sports.  It would help establish the city’s identity through the LB/OC rivalry, would bring in more gate money for the local schools, encourage higher attendance (because Lakewood football fans will not let themselves get shouted down by an opposing team’s section), and generally create excitement and a great year-long story. 

It could also help to draw more focus from surrounding media—I can’t think of a better slate of football games in the country, for example, than a Moore League/Trinity League Rivalry Day.  Add in the storylines, the revenue potential, and the opportunity to help unite local sports fans, and you’ve got one hell of an improvement to LB sports.  Which, it’s worth pointing out one last time, are already as good as they get.  Almost.