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Lakewood Long Beach Poly Wilson

PREVIEW: Moore League Baseball, Softball In CIF Playoffs Today

After a few years of suffering CIF Southern Section playoff woes, four Moore League baseball and softball teams are playing in the second round this afternoon. BASEBALL Wilson (19-11-1) vs. Arcadia (24-2), 3:15 p.m. The Bruins are hosting this Division 3 matchup at Skip Rowland Field after winning their first playoff game since 2015 last […]

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Athlete of the Week Jordan Long Beach Poly Long Beach State St. Anthony Wilson

The 562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congrats to the honorees in this week’s supersized Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Joey Vega, Wilson Softball Wilson pitcher Joey Vega battled through a leg injury last week to help lead Wilson to its first postseason win in seven years. Vega pitched a complete game and yielded just two runs, and he had a […]

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Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Track & Field Wilson

CIF Track: Poly, Wilson, St. Anthony Athletes Win Titles

Saturday’s CIF Southern Section track & field championships proved once again that Long Beach is among the nation’s best at turning out top-tier athletes. Long Beach Poly, Wilson, and St. Anthony all produced individual CIF champions while the Jackrabbits finished second in the Division 1 girls’ team standings. Fourteen entries from six schools will compete […]

John Dameron Poly
Long Beach Poly

CIF Baseball: Long Beach Poly Stuns Fullerton

Long Beach Poly entered Friday afternoon’s CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoff game as the decided underdog, with a 15-16 overall record, a fourth place finish in the Moore League, and the dubious history of not having advanced to the second round of the postseason since 2006. Their opponent, Fullerton, was the Freeway League champion […]

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Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Wilson

CIF Baseball: Millikan, Lakewood Knocked Out Of Playoffs

It was a great season for the Millikan baseball team, but unfortunately for Rams fans it ended on a down note. Millikan three-peated as Moore League champions for the first time since 1993 but were ousted from the first round of the playoffs for the third consecutive year, falling to Murrieta Valley 3-1. “It’s the […]

Ej Andrews
Long Beach Poly

CIF Baseball: Long Beach Poly Beats Sage Hill

Going into Wednesday afternoon’s CIF Southern Section Division 3 wild card game against Sage Hill, Long Beach Poly hadn’t won a postseason game since 2006. Plenty of NCAA Division 1 talent has come through the program since that ’06 win over Servite, but has come up empty in the playoffs. Wednesday the Jackrabbits flipped the […]

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Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Wilson

Moore League Baseball Searching For CIF Success

The postseason struggles for Moore League baseball have not been exaggerated. Millikan, Lakewood, Wilson and Long Beach Poly have gone a combined 6-24 in CIF Southern Section playoff games over the last six seasons, and now none of them are left in Division 1. All games are at 3 p.m. unless noted. In Division 2, […]