Moore League Girls’ Tennis Finals 2020-21 The Moore League crowned its girls’ individual tennis champion on Tuesday at Lakewood High after an entertaining three-set final. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support […]
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Girls’ Tennis: Wilson’s Maddie Tadd Wins Moore League Singles Championship
Maddie Tadd handled all of her unfinished business this week. The Wilson senior lost in the Moore League singles final to Jodi Chang from CAMS last year, but Tadd beat Chang in the semifinals at Lakewood High on Tuesday, and then fended off a strong challenge from Millikan sophomore Kailee Mazzeo to win the championship […]
Tennis: Millikan Girls Edge Poly In Critical League Win
The last time the Millikan girls tennis team faced Long Beach Poly, they tied 9-9 but ultimately lost the match when the games won tiebreaker had the Jackrabbits with a four-game edge. The Rams didn’t let the decision come down to who won more games as Millikan defeated Poly 11-7 Wednesday afternoon at Millikan. It […]
CIF-SS Announces Postseason Plan for Spring Sports
This story has been updated with quotes from CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod during Monday’s press conference. The CIF-Southern Section has just announced that there will be postseason play in the 2020-21 school year. With recent changes to California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines permitting schools to travel across multiple county lines for competition, the […]
Moore League Tennis Preview 2020-21
The Moore League tennis season is underway amid unique circumstances this season, with both boys’ and girls’ tennis squads competing simultaneously. It’s been more than a year between girls’ tennis seasons as the traditional fall sport was pushed back to the spring due to COVID-19 schedule changes. Meanwhile, on the boys’ side, the league will […]
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LBSU Notebook: Hoops Struggles Continue, Beach Volleyball Opens Season
It was a forgettable weekend on the hardwood for Long Beach State’s basketball teams, as the Beach went a combined 0-4 against Hawai’i. Every loss was a one-possession game, but LBSU ended up on the wrong end of the scoreline, losing by a combined 10 points in the four contests. Women’s Basketball After a 10-0 […]
Moore League Assembles Condensed 2020-21 Sports Schedule
The 2020-21 high school sports season will be unlike any other that came before it. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the entire sports calendar will be condensed into 197 days from December 12, 2020 until the final day of CIF State competition on June 26, 2021. The shortened time frame forced local administrators to get […]
NFHS Offers Guidelines for Return of High School Sports
As the current school year comes to a close, attention has already begun to shift towards the fall, and whether high school sports can safely return across the country. On May 15, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) released the “Guidance for Opening Up High School Athletics and Activities” in an effort […]
NCAA Considering Cuts To Non-Revenue Sports
Obviously the last month has been chock-full of budget meetings and brainstorm sessions for universities and colleges around the world in an effort to survive the COVID-19 shutdowns. There are still too many unanswered questions to move forward with any certainty, but that didn’t stop five NCAA power conference commissioners from asking the council to […]