What2Watch4: This Week's Long Beach Games

by Mike Guardabascio

What are you watching for? In short, a lot! High school and college sports have cranked back up for the winter season, and you don't want to miss a minute. Of course, if you can't make it to one of these games, check LBPostSports.com for all your local coverage!

Wednesday

Boys' Basketball: Millikan @ Wilson, 6:30pm
Millikan and Wilson are two of the more athletic, entertaining teams in the city, as Mike Wilder (leading Moore League scorer) and his Bruins try to shut down Kierre Beverly and Alden Darby in this Moore League opener.

Thursday

LBSU Women's BBall vs. Pacific, 1pm
This incredibly odd starting time is part of the NCAA's women's basketball Pack The House Challenge. It would seem that raising attendance for women's basketball is hard enough without having the tipoff at lunchtime while the student body is out of town, but Long Beach likes to shoot for the stars. If you don't go, people will notice.

Girls' Soccer: Poly @ Wilson, 3pm

Wilson graduated a lot of players last season, which would normally be devastating to a team's chances of repeating as Moore League champion, but since they were national champions as well, they're looking pretty good. They'll face a talented Poly team that will be among few serious contenders to knock them off in league play, and this should be a fun one.
LBSU Ice Hockey vs. Texas A&M, 10pm @ Glacial Gardens
Come open Beach Hockey's home 2009 schedule with this match against Texas A&M, a school that sees even less natural ice than Long Beach State. There are only four home games left this season, so don't sleep on this one.

Friday

HS Basketball Doubleheader: Wilson @ Poly, 5pm
The Moore League basketball scheduling is fantastic, as there are always doubleheaders, with the girls' teams starting around five, followed by the boys' games, around 6:30pm. This is a great doubleheader to start with, as the Wilson girls' basketball team looks to knock off a national power in Poly, and then the boys' teams (who along with Jordan will be the cream of the crop this season) tip off right after. Come enjoy the city's best rivalry for an evening at Poly's Ron Palmer Pavilion.

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