The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. It’s every coach’s favorite challenge: Figuring out how their team will respond after winning a championship. Coming off their CIF-SS Division 4A title last Saturday, the Jordan Panthers were less than sharp on Tuesday night in North Long Beach. However, their reliable rotation […]
So far this season Lakewood has seemed like an unstoppable juggernaut, rolling through the Moore League competition pretty efficiently. That earned the Lancers a first-place standing and the top ranking in the CIF Southern Section for Division 2. The first time Lakewood faced defending league champion Wilson, the Lancers swept the Bruins by a combined […]
Everything has a different edge in the playoffs, a fact that the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team was reminded of Friday night in their CIF-SS Division 2AA playoff opener against Villa Park. The two teams slugged it out defensively in the first half, and at the break just 26 points had been scored total. […]
