In the nick of time, the California Department of Public Health modified its guidelines to allow high school water polo to happen this year. The sport has a deep history in Long Beach and this season will be unlike any other, with games happening almost every day during an accelerated two-week season that will still […]
The Wilson water polo team is one of the most dominant dynasties in Long Beach sports history, in years both bizarre and regular. This year the Bruins are going for a 13th consecutive Moore League championship, which would also be their 34th in the last 36 seasons. Head coach Jeff Nesmith played a young team […]
The Wilson girls’ water polo team is going for its third league championship in a row, and has only lost two since the Moore League added the girls’ game in the 2001-02 school year. The Bruins return some great players and have yet again added another talented freshman class with Olympic Development Program experience. “The […]
This week on the show we discuss the latest news from the California Department of Public Health and what it’s going to take to get local high school sports up and running this month. 10:30 Interview with Cabrillo baseball coach Phillip Berman 20:00 Interview with USC Football beat writer Chris Trevino
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Nico Colchico, Wilson Cross Country Wilson’s Nico Colchico is a three-sport athlete for the Bruins, excelling in cross country, track, and basketball. He’s finally gotten a chance to compete for Wilson again with sports returning and he made the most […]
After a year of silence, the clicks, snaps, and pops of football helmets and pads have returned to the high school fields of Long Beach, thanks to plummeting COVID-19 numbers and swift action on the part of the city’s high school sports administrators. After a 2020 with no football games and months without real practices, […]
Photo from 2019 season preview photo shoot (Other games will be added as they’re finalized, games Fridays at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) March 12 Long Beach Poly vs. Serra Millikan @ Los Alamitos St. Anthony vs. Lakewood (Clark Field) March 19 Compton @ Wilson Millikan @ Jordan Poly @ Lakewood (at Cabrillo) St. Anthony […]
It was easy to feel the momentum of high school sports returning at Wilson High on Wednesday afternoon, as the Bruins hosted Poly in a Moore League cross country dual meet. There were fans in the stands, cheerleaders, and excitement from athletes on both ends of the field. Poly swept both boys’ and girls’ varsity […]
High School Cross Country: Long Beach Poly vs Wilson Long Beach’s two oldest rivals went head-to-head in a cross country dual meet hosted by Wilson High. 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. […]