In a league that appears to become more top heavy with each passing week, the Wilson Bruins furthered their case to remain in the upper echelon with a 26-7 victory over Compton.
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Jerry Stone, Former Lakewood Football Star, Sentenced To 6 Years In State Prison
Jerry Stone, a former star running back at Lakewood High School, was sentenced to six years and four months in state prison today after pleading no contest to shooting at rival gang members in an August incident last year.
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Tickets Available Now For 2011 Grand Prix Of Long Beach
Tickets went on sale this week for the 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The largest event in the city brings hundreds of thousands of spectators each year and is known as the most famous street race in the country.
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Experience Leads 49er Basketball, But Will There Be Depth?
Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson said today that the team’s five-man core is promising, but they’ll need to find another three players to contribute consistently off the bench for a run at the conference title.
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Long Beach State Basketball Gearing Up For 2010-11 Season
It’s the most wonderful day of the year: Big West Conference Basketball Media Day, where all men’s and women’s basketball coaches will gather to discuss their teams, players, schedules and expectations for the coming season. We’ll be live-Tweeting the results on our feed @LBPOSTSports.
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High School Football Standings & Division Polls
As expected, Long Beach Poly made a huge leap in the CIF PAC-5 Division standings this week after beating Moore League rival Lakewood, who suffered the consequences of a 27-14 loss and fell several spots.
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Dust Plus: A 49er Version Of The Week That Was And (Maybe) Will Be
A weekend wrapup of Long Beach State women’s volleyball and soccer, with news and notes from baseball, tennis and track & field to boot!
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VIDEO: Poly Beats Lakewood, Takes Aim At League Title
Long Beach Poly has its first winning streak of the season after defeating Moore League archrival Lakewood, 27-14 on Friday night at Veterans Stadium, in a game that most believed would crown this season’s league champion.
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Lakewood, Poly & Wilson Rank High In Recent Athletics Polls
Local high school athletic programs at Lakewood, Long Beach Poly and Wilson showed their stuff and earned high rankings in football, water polo and girl’s volleyball this week.
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Weekend 49er Wrapup: Frowns On Frday To Smiles On Sunday
For Long Beach State athletics, the weekend ended more favorably than it began, and one team got back on track while others are looking for answers.