The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. If their season opener is any indication of how the Wilson boys’ lacrosse team will do this season – the Bruins will be right in the mix […]
The Moore League lacrosse season came to a thrilling conclusion last year as Wilson and Long Beach Poly split their contests as the two ended the league campaign as co-champions. Both teams enter the season eager to win another title and at Wilson the Bruins enter the season carrying both momentum and transition. The Bruins […]
Spring sports are underway and we checked in around the city with girls’ lacrosse as Moore League action begins this week. Wilson is at Lakewood today and enters the season as the reigning Moore League champion and with that comes a familiar reality. Every opponent on the schedule will have a circle around their game […]
High school softball in Long Beach is enjoying a modern-day golden era. Championship teams, superstar athletes, and plenty of thrilling games to go around have made this a special time to be a local fan. This year Millikan will look to continue its recent local dominance as they attempt a sixth consecutive Moore League championship, […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood softball team enters the new season with a familiar identity and coach Andy Miramontes believes this year’s group has the right blend of returning experience and positional flexibility to better their fourth-place finish from a year ago. One of the […]
Lakewood’s Ashley Wafer already had the taste of sweet redemption before she stepped onto the mat for her heavyweight championship bout at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet. In the semifinals, the senior punched her ticket to state and the championship bout with a 5-0 decision over Downey’s Katherine Luna – who defeated her in […]
There are plenty of storylines heading into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Girls Wrestling Masters Meet at Sonora High School. There are 13 grapplers from the Moore League each with different paths on the road to the Masters with a chance to qualify for the State Tournament. Lakewood senior Ashley Wafer is looking to punch her […]
Rain is complicating the opening week of the high school baseball season, but clear skies and fiercely-contested ballgames are on the horizon. It’s a new era for baseball in Long Beach with the upcoming debut of a new professional team, the Long Beach Coast–and with that in mind, we took a look back at the […]
