There were no surprises at this year’s Moore League boys’ singles tennis finals at Lakewood High School. The top four seeds made the semifinals and finished in seed order, with Millikan sophomore Andy Nguyen (pictured, right) claiming the first boys’ singles title of his career. Adding to the predictability of the results is the fact […]
VIDEO: Moore League Boys’ Tennis Finals
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St. Anthony Coach, AD Cry Foul After Arcadia Disqualification
The St. Anthony athletic community is rallying behind senior track stars Asjah Atkinson and London Lee after their Arcadia Invitational performances were disqualified due to a rules violation. The DQ falls particularly harshly on Atkinson, who pulled off a rare double-individual win at the prestigious invitational, claiming the gold in the 100 hurdles and the […]
Softball: Victoria Byrum And Millikan Blank Wilson At Home
Another stellar pitching perforce delivered by Victoria Byrum led Millikan softball to an important 2-0 Moore League win over Wilson on Tuesday at home. Byrum overcame a shaky start to pitch a complete game shutout. The sophomore gave up three hits, all in the first two innings, and stuck out seven batters. “I definitely wasn’t […]
VIDEO: Millikan vs. Wilson, Softball
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Feature: Historic Millikan Girls Soccer Title Came After Special Team Bonding
Millikan girls’ soccer coach Tino Nunez knew something wasn’t right. His two-time defending Moore League champion Rams were struggling out of the gate despite a ton of talent on the field, starting the season 0-3-2, and being outscored 10-5. Worse, the team was outscored 5-2 by Wilson and Poly in their first two big league […]
Long Beach State Notebook: Softball Hosting Big West Championship Series
The Big West Conference softball championship will be decided at the LBSU Softball Complex this weekend when the Beach hosts Cal State Fullerton. LBSU (27-9, 19-2) is currently two games behind the Titans (38-12, 21-0) in the standings and can steal the conference title with a sweep. There will be doubleheaders starting at 1 p.m. […]
LB in MLB: Return of Minor Leagues Puts Long Beach Talent Back on Diamond
Minor league ballplayers were forced to wait more than a year between games, but the 2021 season finally got underway last week. The layoff may have delayed their career timelines, but Long Beach’s young talent is now back on the diamond continuing their journey to the big leagues. A few Long Beach State alums find […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Kelsey Adams, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly senior and Pepperdine signee Kelsey Adams helped lead the Jackrabbits to a Moore League co-championship with a win over Wilson last week. Adams had a pair of quality goals in Poly’s […]