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Wrestling: Millikan Dominates as Moore League Grapplers Shine at League Finals

After winning their 15th straight Moore League title, the Millikan boys’ wrestling program continued to shine as the Rams took eight league titles at the Moore League Finals Saturday at Wilson.  It was a dominating performance by Millikan boys, who won eight of the matches after having 10 athletes reach the finals match in their […]

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CIF-SS Boys’ Soccer Brackets Released

The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. Five Long Beach high school boys’ soccer teams will start the CIF Southern Section playoffs across four different divisions. All of the first round games are on Thursday. Millikan (22-2-3) won its third consecutive Moore League championship in dominant fashion but is going on […]

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CIF-SS Boys’ Basketball Brackets Released

Six teams from Long Beach learned their postseason draws on Saturday afternoon as the CIF-Southern Section released their playoff brackets for boys’ basketball. five teams from the Moore League (Long Beach Poly, Millikan, Lakewood, Cabrillo, and Jordan) along with defending CIF champion St. Anthony are all in the playoffs, with the first round of games […]

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CIF-SS Girls’ Basketball Brackets Released

Five teams from Long Beach learned their postseason draws on Saturday afternoon as the CIF-Southern Section released their playoff brackets for girls’ basketball. Four teams from the Moore League (Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, Jordan, and Millikan) along with defending CIF champion St. Anthony are all in the playoffs, with the first round of games scheduled […]

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CIF-SS Girls’ Soccer Brackets Released

The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. A tight season in the Long Beach girls’ soccer world has Moore League teams all over the place in the 2025 CIF brackets, with five Long Beach teams slated to begin their playoff journey this coming week. For the full CIF-SS girls’ soccer playoff […]

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FEATURE: Revived Tradition Gives Long Beach Football Players One More Game

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The 605 All-Star Game, established in 1967, was a longtime tradition for local high school football players before it fizzled out in 2017. Now, the event is back, and last Saturday at Downey High School, the South All-Stars emerged victorious over […]

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PHOTOS: 605 All-Star Football Game, Intern Bonus Gallery

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. We’ve got a bonus gallery from the 605 All-Star Game, taken by student interns Eddie Becker, Emmie Chun, Ki’ele Ho-Ching, Kayla Jackson and Avery Peck.

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Football: DeSean Jackson Establishing Long Beach Pipeline at Delaware State

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Just two days after Christmas, Delaware State University made a big splash with the announcement that DeSean Jackson would be their next head football coach. That news reverberated from Dover to Long Beach, and some of the city’s aspiring football talent […]

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Signing Day: Millikan Football Sends Seven More Athletes to College

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The reigning Moore League champs scored another victory on Wednesday as seven more members of the stacked Millikan Rams senior class signed their National Letters of Intent to continue their playing careers. That group joins the six early signees to form […]