A positive COVID-19 test of a player in the Long Beach Poly football program has canceled multiple games this week and caused confusion about how the season will function going forward. Tuesday afternoon the Poly social media channels posted a message stating that this week’s game between Poly and Wilson had been canceled, a message […]
Deion Sanders became a household name in 1992 when he tried to play a football game with the Atlanta Falcons and a baseball game with the Atlanta Braves on the same day. It’s hard to get yourself compared to a legendary athlete like “Prime Time” Sanders, but Xander McLaurin succeeded in doing so last Friday […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week, presented by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Keyonta Lanier, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly receiver Keyonta Lanier earned his nickname of “Big Play Tay” with a pair of touchdown catches for the Jackrabbits in their big win over Lakewood. Lanier, a senior, is a New Mexico […]
All games Friday at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Wilson @ Long Beach Poly (at Cabrillo) Lakewood @ Jordan St. Anthony vs. Salesian (Clark Field) Compton @ Millikan (Saturday, 12 p.m.)
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High School Football: Millikan vs. Santa Fe Millikan hosted Santa Fe for a football scrimmage on Saturday afternoon at DeHaven Stadium. 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 sports and education. Support The562.org
About 24 hours after finding out their game at Jordan had been canceled, the Millikan Rams (1-1) hosted a scrimmage against Sante Fe High School (0-0) on Saturday afternoon. In the first semi-competitive football game on the new surface at DeHaven Stadium, the Rams were dominant in a 48-0 victory over the Chiefs. The Rams […]
Wilson junior quarterback Xander McLaurin and senior receiver Michael Bruner picked the perfect time to hook up for their first and only completion on Friday night. The Bruins trailed visiting Compton by five points with with less than two minutes to play when McLaurin went over the top to find Bruner in the back corner […]
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