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High School Football Preview: Long Beach Poly vs. Compton

After a positive COVID-19 test in the Jackrabbits’ program canceled last week’s Long Beach Poly and Wilson football game, Poly has been chomping at the bit to get back on the field. They’ll do so tonight against Compton in a game played at Cabrillo at 7 p.m. “The team is excited to get back out […]

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LB in MLB: Large Crop of Local Talent Prepared for 2021 Season

As the calendar turns to April, it signals the start of another Major League Baseball season. That makes it the perfect time to check in with Long Beach’s former ballplayers to see how they’re faring on the big stage. This year’s Spring Training had a large contingent of local talent, with a mixed group of […]

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Boys’ Soccer: Millikan Closes Strong At Jordan

It was a tale of two halves on Tuesday at Jordan where Millikan senior captain Jesus Moreno came alive after halftime and led the Rams to a 2-0 Moore League victory between CIF-SS Division 1 programs. After a relatively even first half, Moreno scored in the 55th minute on the counter attack and provided perfect […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jason Parra, Millikan Cross Country Millikan freshman Jason Parra won the boys’ Moore League cross country championship with a time of 15:06 on the three-mile course last week. Parra’s time was 10 seconds faster than the […]

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Randy Totorp Is Back As Athletic Director At LBCC

Long Beach City College will soon have alum and former champion coach Randy Totorp back running things as the Vikings’ athletic director–again. “You can regurgitate the quotes from the last time,” joked Totorp when interviewed for this story.  Totorp will be entering his third tenure as the LBCC athletic director, having served as interim AD […]