In the 18 years that the Moore League has had girls’ water polo, only two league championships have gone to a school other than Wilson–and the Bruins are the favorites as usual headed into the 2019-20 season. That said, there’s plenty of talent on all the teams to make things interesting. The league season will […]
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Girls’ Water Polo Preview: Jordan Panthers
Jordan coach Kesley Schafer has a few returning seniors and some juniors back this year trying to help solidify the Panthers’ program. Samantha Alvarado and Wendy Garcia will be the senior leaders at Jordan. “We want them to be leaders in the pool and leverage their experience to help guide our younger athletes,” said Schafer. […]
LONG BEACH BOYS’ SOCCER SEASON PREVIEW
Moore League boys’ soccer is back in a big way. Long Beach went though a bit of a postseason slump a few years ago, but this year the top three teams Wilson, Cabrillo and Millikan are all competing in CIF Southern Section Division 1. Wilson Cabrillo Millikan LB Poly Jordan Lakewood Compton St. Anthony LONG […]
Boys’ Soccer Preview: Jordan Panthers
The Jordan Panthers finished in the bottom half of the Moore League last year and missed the playoffs just two seasons after winning a CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoff game. Panthers captain Charlie Ulloa will lead the way for this new, hungry squad. Jordan opened the season with a 4-2 over Schurr last week, […]
LONG BEACH GIRLS’ SOCCER SEASON PREVIEW
The Millikan Rams are defending their outright Moore League championship for the first time since 1985 with teams like Long Beach Poly and Wilson extra motivated to retake the crown. Millikan LB Poly Wilson Lakewood Cabrillo Jordan St. Anthony LONG BEACH BOYS’ SOCCER SEASON PREVIEW Support The562.org
Girls’ Soccer Preview: Jordan Panthers
The Jordan Panthers are on a mission for respect this season. “I want other schools to view us as a tough opponent and as a team that will require them to play their best soccer,” Jordan second-year coach Sergio Villasenor said. “Our biggest game is the first league game (vs. Lakewood on Dec. 5) because […]
PODCAST: Why Is Long Beach Football Out Of CIF Playoffs?
This week we’re reliving the final Long Beach football games of the year and looking forward to the top story lines for the local winter sports. 02:30 Question O’ The Week: Is Long Beach football season really over? 13:30 Athletes O’ The Week 15:40 Games O’ The Week: CIF Cross Country, LBSU Basketball, LBCC Football […]
LONG BEACH BOYS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill The 2019-20 boys’ basketball season should be one of the most exciting of the last decade for Long Beach sports fans. There are two legitimate, ranked Division 1 programs in the city with Long Beach Poly and St. Anthony, something the town hasn’t seen since Ron Massey was coaching at […]
LONG BEACH GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill It’s shaping up to be a special girls’ basketball season in Long Beach, with three teams making appearances in the CIF Southern Section rankings to start the year as well as the reigning Moore League Player of the Year and more than half of last year’s first team All-League players […]
Boys’ Basketball Preview: Jordan Panthers
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill It’s been a tough couple of seasons for the Jordan boys’ basketball team. Head coach James McDonald is hopeful that this is the year to bounce back from a 6-22 campaign that saw the Panthers finish last in the Moore League, a once-unimaginable occurrence. “Our expectation for this year is […]