The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. The thrilling postseason run for Long Beach City College men’s soccer continued on Tuesday night with a 1-0 double overtime win over Fullerton in the third round of the Southern California Regionals. It is the second consecutive double overtime victory for the […]
Long Beach girls’ soccer has been ruled by Millikan for the majority of the last six seasons. However, with the Rams reconfiguring its roster after losing a talented senior class and suffering key offseason injuries, the rest of the Moore League is ready to take down the favorites. We’ve got comprehensive previews of every team. […]
The 2024 Long Beach high school boys’ soccer season is set up to be another exciting battle. Millikan is going for a third consecutive Moore League championship while teams like Wilson, Lakewood, Cabrillo and Long Beach Poly are trying to put talented pieces together to knock off the Rams. We’ve got comprehensive previews of every […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Like a family road trip with a full tank of gas but no map, Wilson girls’ soccer knows it has what it takes to get to where it wants to go but it has to figure out how to get there. […]
Millikan has won five of the last six Moore League girls’ soccer championships, so you might think that would allow coach Tino Nunez to rest on his laurels and stick to what got his Rams in position to three-peat for the second time in seven years. However, injuries throughout an inexperienced roster and the changing […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood boys’ soccer is coming off a historic dream season that sometimes gives them nightmares. The Lancers reached their first CIF championship game since 1985, and their first ever CIF State Regional championship game, but they lost both. “It happened, and history is […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson might be the most hungry team in Moore League boys’ soccer. The Bruins have been very talented and notched quality wins but have fallen short of their own high expectations since winning a pair of league championships in 2019 and […]
Millikan has won back-to-back Moore League boys’ soccer championships, and 12 of the last 17 league titles, by relying on quality in-game adjustments and strong senior leadership. The Rams once again have the pieces in place to be kings of Long Beach once again. Coach Jeff Schofield has shown a deft ability to put his […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood girls’ soccer is ready to turn a positive corner, and there’s no sugarcoating what it’s going to take to compete with the top half of the Moore League. “If we want to keep up with these good teams we need to practice […]
Compton boys’ soccer is trusting the process and it’s starting to pay off. For the first time in a long time, Compton is fielding all three levels and under coach Juan Reynoso is excited about the dedication he is seeing from his players. “Im always optimistic because I know what they can do,” Reynoso said. […]