The Millikan Rams opened the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs along the coast, facing Mary Star of the Sea in first round action at picturesque Fromhold Field. The Moore League’s number three seed continued their fine play, earning a comfortable 6-1 win over the Stars to advance to the second round. Millikan was once again […]
CIF Baseball: Millikan vs. Mary Star of the Sea Millikan opened the Division 3 playoffs with a road game against Mary Star of the Sea, hosted at oceanfront Fromhold Field. 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 […]
John Gonsalves spent nearly two decades as the head coach of the Long Beach State baseball program, leading the 49ers from 1970-88. Even before his time as head coach, he laid deep roots in the Long Beach baseball community as a player at St. Anthony High School, Long Beach City College, and at Long Beach […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Nala Williams, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly junior Nala Williams scored an unheard-of 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Jackrabbits’ second-round Division 1 playoff win over Peninsula last week. Trevor Thompson, Millikan Wrestling Rams […]
Long Beach State put together a six-run seventh inning to beat UC Davis 10-4 in the regular season finale on Sunday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (28-15, 26-14) are on a six-game winning streak and are winners of 15 of their last 17 games. They’re a bubble at-large team for the NCAA […]
The CIF-SS released its baseball brackets on Sunday morning, revealing who Long Beach’s four playoff baseball teams would be playing next week. Moore League champions Long Beach Poly and Santa Fe League champions St. Anthony each earned their home games in the first round by winning league titles, and Lakewood will also be at home […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags are trying to make things difficult for the NCAA Baseball selection committee this weekend. LBSU (27-15, 25-14) swept its doubleheader with visiting UC Davis at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Saturday to win its fifth consecutive game and 14th in the last 16 games. That puts the Dirtbags squarely […]
This week on the show we’re talking about championships all over the city from the swimming pool to the baseball diamond and beyond. 02:00 The best things we’ve seen this week 14:00 Long Beach Poly baseball wins back-to-back league titles 25:00 Moore League swimming making history 36:30 Millikan boys’ tennis hosting CIF championship 39:15 St. […]
Long Beach Poly baseball made history on Thursday by winning its first back-to-back Moore League championship ever. A huge sixth inning and a handful of clutch performances from upperclassmen delivered the 3-2 win at Wilson that clinched the title. “I’ve been staring at that Moore League trophy for quite some time and not one time […]
The Millikan Rams knew they needed some help on Thursday in order to pull off an unlikely share of the Moore League title. But that wouldn’t matter unless they took care of business on the road against Lakewood. The final day of an exciting Moore League baseball season lived up to the hype, with the […]