Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Kensley Flynn, Avalon Volleyball Junior Kensley Flynn had 12 kills and 7 blocks in Avalon’s quarterfinal win over California Lutheran. Flynn’s leadership at the net has powered the Lancers to the CIF-SS semifinals once again. Maya Alvarez, […]
Brackets for the 2021 CIF-SS girls’ tennis playoffs were released on Monday morning, and four Moore League teams now know where they’ll begin their postseason journeys. Two-time defending Moore League champions Wilson are the only team that was sent through to Wednesday’s first round of competition, meanwhile Millikan, Poly and Lakewood will all be playing […]
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Maya Alvarez woke up nervous on Friday. With her high school tennis getting close to the finish line, the Millikan senior had finally advanced to the finals of Moore League Tennis Finals at the Billie Jean King Center. “It was on my mind since the minute I woke up,” Alvarez said. “I couldn’t stop thinking […]
2021 Moore League Girls’ Tennis Championships Millikan Senior Maya Alvarez won the 2021 Moore League singles championship while CAMS pair Jodi Chang and Emma Lim took home the doubles title. 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 […]
Wilson girls’ tennis earned another outright Moore League championship last week with a grinding win, 10-8, over Millikan. The Bruins were led by star performances from freshman Vanessa Holden and sophomore Vivian Hall, both having dominant victories, with Holden not dropping a match. The victory marked the Bruins second consecutive Moore League championship and continued […]
Congratulations to our high school Athletes of the Week and thanks as always to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Sone Aupiu, St. Anthony Football St. Anthony senior Sone Aupiu turned in the best performance of any Long Beach football player so far this year in a Saints win over St. Pius X/St. Matthias. Aupiu’s […]
As the Long Beach Wilson girls tennis team prepared to defend its Moore League title this week, there was one thing standing in the team’s way — getting clearance for each athlete to play. The Bruins finally got clearance to play on Tuesday, just before the team was set to take on Poly to open […]
High School Girls’ Tennis: Wilson vs. Poly Wilson visited Long Beach Poly to start the 2021 Moore League girls’ tennis season. 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 The562.org
Moore League girls’ tennis will return to its regular schedule this fall, after sharing the spotlight with boys’ tennis earlier this spring. There will be a new individual champion this year after Wilson senior Maddie Tadd brought home the title back in May, and the Bruins will be looking to replace her at the top […]