As the sun began to set at Long Beach Poly on Wednesday, the intensity was rising. The Jackrabbits were hosting Geffen Academy in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 girls’ tennis semifinals, and Poly held a narrow lead midway through the final round of play. Time was called in a singles match (Poly led 5-4) […]
CIF Tennis: Long Beach Poly vs Geffen Academy The Jackrabbits advanced to Friday’s CIF-SS championship with a semifinal win over Geffen Academy, 11-7. Support The562.org
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. As a little kid, Gray Carson liked to watch water polo during the Olympics. “It was really good and there were great athletes,” Carson said. But last summer the Wilson senior, now one of the best high […]
Maya Alvarez woke up nervous on Friday. With her high school tennis getting close to the finish line, the Millikan senior had finally advanced to the finals of Moore League Tennis Finals at the Billie Jean King Center. “It was on my mind since the minute I woke up,” Alvarez said. “I couldn’t stop thinking […]
2021 Moore League Girls’ Tennis Championships Millikan Senior Maya Alvarez won the 2021 Moore League singles championship while CAMS pair Jodi Chang and Emma Lim took home the doubles title. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering […]
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At Millikan’s homecoming rally on Friday, sophomore Brian Mantooth was the lucky recipient of a t-shirt toss from football coach Romeo Pellum. Not only did Mantooth get to add to his wardrobe, but his other reward was calling the team’s first play against Cabrillo. His friends wanted him to call a Hail Mary and although […]
All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. When she was in elementary school, Camille Lindsay admits she wasn’t the fastest runner. “We had these sprints from across the basketball court and I would always come in last… like always,” Lindsay said. So, in […]
After a much-needed bye, Millikan looks to maintain its second place position in the Moore League when they host Cabrillo tonight for Homecoming. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Rams (4-4, 3-1) sophomore quarterback Myles Jackson has thrown at least two touchdowns to five different receivers with sophomore Ryan Pellum leading the team in receptions […]
The roller coaster season for the Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team took yet another unexpected turn on Thursday morning. 10 hours before its scheduled CIF Southern Section Division II First Round playoff game at Aliso Niguel, Jackrabbits coach Megan Moenoa received a phone call: Five varsity players had to quarantine due to possible COVID-19 […]