In the fire of their midseason, swimmers from all over Long Beach showed impressive performances at the Wilson-hosted annual Klaus Barth Invitational at Long Beach City College. With incredible results from Lucas Jue (who broke the Poly record in the 100 backstroke and 500 free) along with many athletes who qualified for CIF, this meet […]
Author: Ben Montooth
Hamilton Survives Tincher Comeback To Win All-City Division 3 Championship
With the crowd at the edge of their seats at Long Beach Poly, a close game in the Division 3 girls’ basketball All-City championship saw Hamilton edge Tincher 54-49 in the closest game of the day. The Tigers fought hard to protect their lead against the Wolverines’ late comeback push. “I actually attended Hamilton, so […]
Hughes Overcomes Bancroft To Win All-City Division 1 Championship
An impressive game unfolded at Long Beach Poly Saturday morning as the Hughes Owls put on a dominant performance against the Bancroft Bruins in the girls’ basketball All-City Division 1 championship. Led by coach Robert Borg, the Owls ended the game with a 70-28 win. “We’re undefeated right now, the season’s going really well,” said […]
Basketball: Cabrillo Comes Back From Lakewood’s Early Lead
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. After the opening quarter, it was clear the Cabrillo and Lakewood boys’ basketball teams were in for a good one in the Tim Sweeney Gymnasium. With both teams desperate for a […]
Basketball: Franklin Shuts Down Marshall To Win All-City Division 2 Championship
Saturday’s Middle School All-City championship boys’ basketball games at Millikan got off to an exciting start with the Division 2 game, which featured Franklin and Marshall. The Rams hustled, but Franklin was consistent enough to take the win 68-41. Franklin eighth grader J’Dyn Odom-Moore put up the first successful shots in the game, and Brian […]
Basketball: Hughes Wins All-City Division 1 Championship Over Hoover
The Division 1 All-City boys’ basketball championship between defending champ Hughes and upset-hungry Hoover was an exciting one. After surviving a Hoover comeback in the third quarter, the Owls closed out a 57-47 championship victory, which gave them their second straight All-City title. The first quarter was headlined by Hughes’ Trevor Scott and Jacob Yupe-Rodriguez. […]
LBCC Men’s, Women’s Soccer Reach Conference Tournament Semifinals
Both Long Beach City College men’s and women’s teams won their conference tournament openers last week, advancing to semifinals this evening. On the men’s side, a goal by Diego Penaloza in the 15th minute of the first half with an assist from Ulises Grado put the Vikings up 1-0. Goalie Abraham Ramirez saved multiple shots […]