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Basketball Jordan

CIF Girls’ Basketball: Jordan Closes Out Roosevelt Behind Lorn’s Second-Half Outburst

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. When the Jordan Panthers saw their lead disappear midway through the third quarter against Roosevelt on Thursday night, they just had to remember who they were. J-Town got back to their style of play, and leaned on senior […]

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Basketball Wilson

CIF Girls’ Basketball: Wilson Rallies To Beat Hesperia, Advances to Second Round

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It wasn’t the best start for the Wilson’s girls’ basketball team, but in the playoffs it’s not about the way you start it’s how you finish. And after a game of runs, the Bruins came away with a 43-35 opening round […]

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Soccer Wilson

CIF Girls’ Soccer: Shorthanded Wilson Falls To La Canada In First Round

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. It was hard to watch the Wilson girls’ soccer team’s Division 3 playoff opener without asking yourself, ‘What if?’ Less than two hours […]

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Basketball Soccer

Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Schedule

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, […]

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Basketball Lakewood Obituary

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 […]

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Millikan Soccer

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 […]