The 2025 Moore League boys’ tennis season got rolling earlier this month, with Millikan looking to recapture its success from the previous campaign. Though, the Rams faced notable turnover this offseason. Spencer Pozgay took the head coaching reins at Millikan this offseason. The Rams are also in the process of filling the void left behind […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. After both of them were on campus as a Long Beach State coach for more than 30 years, women’s tennis coach Jenny Hilt-Costello and track and field coach Andy Sythe are retiring after this year. Hilt-Costello will leave the Beach […]
Here are the All-Moore League honorees for the 2024 girls’ tennis season, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
It’s going to be a busy day in Long Beach as two water polo teams try to advance to next Tuesday’s semifinals, and the girls’ tennis playoffs begin. Boys’ Water Polo Division 1: Wilson at Huntington Beach, 5pm (Westminster High) Division 2: Long Beach Poly vs. Brea Olinda, 5pm (LBCC) Girls’ Tennis Division 3: Wilson […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Sydney Mercado, Long Beach Poly Volleyball Long Beach Poly libero Sydney Mercado was an assassin from the back […]
It was deja vu all over again for the Moore League girls’ tennis finals on Wednesday at Billie Jean Moffitt King Tennis Center. Just like last year, CAMS sophomore Mandy Oliveros beat a quality opponent from Wilson to take the singles championship. Oliveros finished her near perfect tournament by beating Wilson senior Vannesa Holden 6-2, […]
The 2024 Moore League girls’ tennis season is underway, with each school feeling a sense of optimism and excitement for what will be another competitive season. CAMS will look to build on their historic season last year, where they were crowned Division 5 CIF-SS champions for the first time in school history and won the […]
Here are the All-Moore League honorees for the 2024 boys’ tennis season, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports coverage free!
Photo courtesy Daniella Eisman In the past year, pickleball emerged as the latest sports craze and has swept across the country. Today in Long Beach, hundreds of people participate in the popular sport at parks and gyms across the city. Pickleball, founded in 1965, gained popularity over the recent COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic limited […]