BELLFLOWER, CAILF., USA -- St. John Bosco's Daniel Hamilton (5) looks towards the scoreboard during the final scones of their loss to Oak Park in Bellflower, Calif. on February 24, 2012. St. John Bosco lost 67 to 66. See more pictures>>
Prep Sports: February 2012 Archives
LONG BEACH, CAILF., USA -- Poly's Kirstyn Nold (16), left, consuls teammate Sam Shier (10), center, after their playoff loss to Great Oaks in Long Beach, Calif. on February 24, 2012. The game was tied 0-0 after two overtimes but Poly lost the penalty kicks 3-1. See more pictures>>
LONG BEACH, CAILF., USA -- Wilson's Samantha Moreno (1) dives for the ball against Poly during their Moore League game in Long Beach, Calif. on February 2, 2012. The Jackrabbits defeated the Bruins, 2-0. See more pictures>>
BELLFLOWER, CAILF., USA -- St. John Bosco football player Bryce Treggs hugs his grandmother, Kathy Treggs, after the schools National Signing Day ceremony in Bellflower, Calif. on February 1, 2012. Treggs did not commit to a school, telling the crowd gathered in the gym that he'll announce where he is going at 4:30 on Fox Sports West. He then added, "So tune in!" See pics>> St. John Bosco | Poly
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This blog is a journal of Southern California, through the lens of Jeff Gritchen. It's updated frequently with pictures, photo tips and musings from the various assignments he covers as a staff photographer for the Press-Telegram and Torrance Daily Breeze.
Gritchen has been documenting the diverse city of Long Beach since 1998. He covers everything from the Cambodian community to prep sports to gang ridden neighborhoods to the annual running of the Long Beach Grand Prix. He covered destruction Hurricane Katrina brought to Long Beach, Mississippi and traveled to Southeast Asia to document a rural Cambodian girl's as she traveled to the U.S. for life-altering heart surgery. He has won numerous state and national awards, including an international NPPA Best of Photojournalism award in 2003 and Best News Photo from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2010. In 2011, the photo staffs of the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Torrance Daily Breeze merged. Now he covers all of Southern Los Angeles County. He can be contacted at
jeff.gritchen@presstelegram.com
Gritchen has been documenting the diverse city of Long Beach since 1998. He covers everything from the Cambodian community to prep sports to gang ridden neighborhoods to the annual running of the Long Beach Grand Prix. He covered destruction Hurricane Katrina brought to Long Beach, Mississippi and traveled to Southeast Asia to document a rural Cambodian girl's as she traveled to the U.S. for life-altering heart surgery. He has won numerous state and national awards, including an international NPPA Best of Photojournalism award in 2003 and Best News Photo from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2010. In 2011, the photo staffs of the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Torrance Daily Breeze merged. Now he covers all of Southern Los Angeles County. He can be contacted at
jeff.gritchen@presstelegram.com
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