Millikan made history in dominant fashion on Saturday at Lakewood High during the Moore League wrestling individual finals. The Rams had a representative in all 14 matches, and picked up 11 wins. Both are school and league records. “It feels really great,” Millikan coach Marshall Thompson said. “This is our best effort ever in a […]
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CIF Playoff Pairings For Long Beach Boys’ Soccer
Five Long Beach high school boys’ soccer teams start the CIF Southern Section playoffs on Wednesday. DIVISION 1 Millikan and Cabrillo are both in the top flight this year. The Rams will host Downey at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Wednesday night in the first round, while the Jaguars travel to JSerra. DIVISION 2 Moore League […]
CIF Playoff Pairings For Long Beach Girls’ Soccer
Five Long Beach high school girls’ soccer teams start the CIF Southern Section playoffs on Thursday. DIVISION 1 Moore League champion Millikan, second-place Wilson and third-place Long Beach Poly are all in the top flight division after a close league battle. All three teams have tough tasks ahead of them. Millikan is hosting a JSerra […]
Long Beach Sports Calendar Feb. 6-9
Find out where your favorite Long Beach teams are playing this weekend. THURSDAY High School Girls’ & Boys’ Basketball, 5 & 6:30 p.m. The Moore League boys’ basketball championship will be officially decided at Millikan tonight when defending champion Long Beach Poly comes in for the regular season finale. The Rams have clinched at least […]
PODCAST: Our Favorite Long Beach Sports Turnarounds
This week on the show we’re talking about the biggest Long Beach sports turnarounds we’ve seen, the recent Moore League upsets and much more. 03:00 Question O’ The Week: What did you do for the Super Bowl? 09:45 Athletes O’ The Week 14:10 Game O’ The Week: Long Beach Poly at Millikan Boys’ & Girls’ […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jabari Steward, Compton Basketball Compton’s Jabari Steward helped lead his team to its first win over Long Beach Poly in a few years on Monday, handing the Jackrabbits their first Moore League loss of the season. Compton […]
Moore League Boys’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly, Cabrillo Move Up Standings
The draw at Jordan and Long Beach Poly’s win at Lakewood means the Moore League boys’ championship will be decided on the last day of the regular season. Millikan 1, Jordan 1 The Rams got a 60th minute equalizer from senior Jeremiya Showe to salvage a point on the road. Jose Lopez gave the Panthers […]
Millikan Boys’ & Girls’ Wrestling Staying Busy In Finals
All of the local wrestlers were busy last week as the Millikan boys’ reached the CIF Southern Section Division 3 dual meet team championship while the Moore League girls’ battled for the individual titles. On Saturday, Millikan steamrolled Colton (69-6) and California (68-6) before being challenged by Hillcrest in the semifinals, but still coming out […]
Moore League Basketball Standings Update
Some surprising results shook up the Moore League basketball standings over the last two weeks. On the boys’ side, Millikan jumped over Long Beach Poly thanks to Rob Diaz’s buzzer-beater against Compton, and then Compton and Lakewood’s upset wins over Long Beach Poly last week. The game at Millikan on the last night of the […]
Moore League Girls’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly Upsets Wilson, Millikan Takes First
Millikan has all but clinched its second consecutive Moore League girls’ soccer championship after beating Lakewood and watching Wilson lose late to Long Beach Poly. Long Beach Poly 3, Wilson 2 Senior Aniah Cutler almost single-handedly pushed Poly past Wilson with a hat trick in a rivalry victory that dashes the Bruins’ Moore League championship […]