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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Asia Edwards, Jordan Basketball Asia Edwards scored a team-high 12 points for Jordan in their second-round playoff win, […]

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CIF Girls’ Basketball: Jordan Beats La Serna, Returns to Quarterfinals

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. Whether you play your best basketball or not, the playoffs are about one thing: winning. The Jordan girls’ basketball team didn’t have its best night on Saturday evening in J-Town, but the final buzzer still sounded as sweet as ever after their […]

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Jordan Basketball Falls to La Habra in Last-Second Heartbreaker

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. The Jordan Panthers’ boys’ basketball season ended in heartbreak on Friday night, as a game winning lay-up by La Habra’s Grayson Sinek pushed the Highlanders, 75-73, to the CIF D3AA quarterfinals.  “Hell of a game, man. Hats off to La Habra,” said […]

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ROUNDUP: CIF-SS Girls’ Basketball First Round

The 2024 CIF-SS girls’ basketball playoffs tipped off on Thursday night, and things went perfectly for the five Long Beach schools. Here’s how all the local teams fared, with links to expanded coverage from Long Beach Poly and Lakewood. DIVISION 1 Long Beach Poly 73, Chaminade 48 CLICK HERE for our story from Poly’s dominant […]

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ROUNDUP: Long Beach Schools Celebrate Football Signing Day

It was a special day for Long Beach schools as they celebrated signing day events at several locations. Click here for our coverage of Long Beach Poly’s signing day Click here for our coverage of Millikan’s signing day Click here for our coverage of Jordan’s signing day In addition, St. Anthony’s Remy Doering signed with […]

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CIF Basketball: Jordan Wins Playoff Opener, Will Host Top Seed Friday

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. The Jordan boys’ basketball team picked up a narrow first-round playoff win as they seek to win back-to-back CIF Southern Section championships. The Panthers have been coming on strong towards the end of the season, upsetting co-Moore League leaders Lakewood last week […]

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SIGNING DAY: Jordan Sending Pair To Graceland University

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. It’s hard going to a new place with new people, but it makes it easier if you have a buddy. Jake Bautista and Aidan Diaz came to Jordan High from Cerritos last year, and after solid performances in the classroom and on […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Jovani Ruff, Long Beach Poly Basketball Jovani Ruff dropped 33 points in a critical win over Lakewood last […]

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Long Beach Basketball Teams Learn CIF-SS Fate, Playoffs Begin This Week

The Long Beach boys’ and girls’ basketball teams who qualified for the playoffs learned their postseason path on Sunday with the release of the CIF Southern Section basketball brackets. That included one team, Wilson, who got in as an at-large after losing in a fourth-place tiebreaker game to Cabrillo last week. Boys’ Basketball First-round boys’ […]