The first full week of the winter CIF Southern Section playoffs continues today, with girls’ basketball and soccer getting started with their first rounds. Good luck to all nine teams getting their postseason journeys started. Thursday, February 12CIF-SS Girls’ Basketball First Round Division 1: St. Anthony at Oaks Christian, 7pm Division 4: Jordan vs. Roosevelt, […]
Influential Lakewood Basketball Coach Tim Sweeney Passes Away
8/30/1942 – 2/4/2026 Influential Lakewood basketball coach Tim Sweeney passed suddenly last week at the age of 83, leaving behind a long legacy of coaching and mentorship. Sweeney was the boys’ basketball coach for the Lancers from 1980-1992, winning the school’s only CIF-SS championship in the sport in 1982. Lakewood’s gym is named in his […]
CIF Boys’ Soccer: Sheets’ Saves Lead Millikan Past Paramount in PK Shootout
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. As Millikan and Paramount struggled to crack the scoresheet during their CIF-SS Division 2 first round matchup on Wednesday, one […]
VIDEO: Millikan vs. Paramount, CIF Boys’ Soccer
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law.
PHOTOS: Lakewood Soccer Advances in CIF PKs Thriller Over Hemet
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood advanced in their CIF-SS opener against Hemet after a thrilling 2-2 tie resulted in a 5-4 penalty kick tiebreaker that fell the Lancers’ way.
PHOTOS: St. Anthony Vs. Leuzinger, CIF Boys’ Basketball
The St. Anthony boys’ basketball team dropped their opening-round contest to Leuzinger in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs.
CIF Boys’ Basketball: St. Anthony Can’t Rally In First-Round Loss To Leuzinger
Heading into their opening round contest the St. Anthony boys’ basketball team knew the game would come down to execution as they faced a tough Leuzinger squad in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs. On Wednesday night a third-quarter sprint by the Olympians was enough to put the game out of reach for the […]
CIF Boys’ Basketball: Millikan Thumps Thousand Oaks For First Round Win
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. If there were any blemishes in the CIF-SS competitive equity format, Millikan’s first-round playoff matchup was a glaring example. It was anything but a close basketball game to open the Division 1 playoffs for the undefeated Moore League […]
CIF Soccer: Wilson Falls to Palmdale
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson Bruins saw their postseason hopes come to a swift end in the first round of the Division 3 bracket […]
PHOTOS: Wilson vs Palmdale CIF Soccer
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.











