This week during practice, the message as been the same for coach Raul Lara and the St. Anthony football team — take it one game at a time. It’s a simple message for a team that Lara took over in July and spent a majority of the offseason implementing a brand-new system. That system is […]
After a historic win over Costa Mesa last week, Compton continues its quest for a CIF Division 12 title as they hit the road to face the Walnut Mustangs tonight in the quarterfinals. Game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start. In their dominant 58-0 win over Costa Mesa, it was simple for the Tarbabes: […]
This week we’re talking about the familiar and historic things we’ve noticed this month while covering CIF Southern Section playoffs. 03:00 Long Beach boys’ water polo in CIF semifinals 09:30 CIF crowds smaller than usual 19:00 CIF football previews Support The562.org
Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Camille Lindsay, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly junior Camille Lindsay wasn’t 100% at last week’s Moore League cross country finals, but her finish was 100% gold. Lindsay finished first in 18:02 to […]
Four local teams qualified for this week’s CIF-SS quarterfinal round thanks to wins last week. All games are Friday at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Division 4: Long Beach Poly @ Upland, 7 p.m. Division 10: St. Anthony @ Katella, 7 p.m. (@ Glover Stadium, La Palma Park) Division 11: Jordan @ Granite Hills Division […]
Friday was a memorable and historic night for Long Beach football and the Moore League. The league went 3-1 in the first round to advance three teams to the quarterfinals for the first time since the early 1980s. Long Beach Poly, Jordan, and Compton all won games–it was the first time the Panthers had advanced […]
The Millikan Rams were 14 yards away from victory in Friday night’s CIF-SS Division 6 playoff opener at Camarillo. With less than 15 seconds left in the game, Myles Jackson’s screen pass was headed towards wide receiver Angelo Miranda with three blockers out in front of him. Unfortunately for Millikan, the right hand of Camarillo […]
Additional reporting by Sai Trivedi and Aidan Currie After a 1-3 start to the season, the Long Beach Poly football team spent six weeks preparing for the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Every week they fixed up one aspect of their game or another, and every week they looked sharper. But there was no way for […]
CIF High School Football: Millikan vs. Camarillo Millikan hit the road to take on the top seed in the Division 6 bracket to open the 2021 CIF-SS football playoffs. 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 primarily […]
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