Photos courtesy David Gonzales It was a hot, scorching day in Inglewood Saturday as over 400 participants and 100 volunteers gathered at Edward Vincent Jr Park for Super Fest – an annual event held by the Matthew Foundation the day before the Super Bowl. Temperatures over 90 degrees did not stifle the joy and commitment […]
The playoffs continue for six boys’ basketball and soccer teams today–we’ll have live updates and coverage from the five home games. Boys’ Basketball (Second round; All games 7 p.m.) Division 1: St. Anthony vs Santa Margarita Division 2AA: Long Beach Poly vs Simi Valley Division 2A: Lakewood @ Pacifica Christian Division 3A: Millikan vs. West […]
The lacrosse season should be an exciting one in the city after a great spring season and the return of a couple of schools who didn’t field teams last year. Cabrillo and Lakewood have added both boys and girls teams, while Poly added a girls team. Poly’s boys squad won the league championship last year […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks as always to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Danielle Paulson, Millikan Soccer Millikan’s senior center back scored the game-winning goal for the Rams in their playoff opener, delivering a flying header off a free kick to put her team on top in the […]
The Long Beach Poly football team has more than 70 NFL alums, so it’s fitting that the Jackrabbits got some shine on NBC Sunday during the network’s Super Bowl broadcast. Usually football players don’t relish scout team duty, but the Poly program got a rare honor–playing scout team for the Rams and the Bengals in […]
The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team has been on a journey of improvement over the course of the 2021-22 season, with a roster full of mostly inexperienced players. The Jackrabbits showed how far they’ve come, especially defensively, in an impressive first-round win in their CIF-SS Division 1 playoff opener against Roosevelt. The Jackrabbits got […]
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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The girls’ water polo season came to an end for Long Beach schools on Saturday as both Wilson and Lakewood dropped playoff games on the road. Division 1 ML King 7, Wilson 6 The Bruins came up […]
The Millikan Rams opened the CIF-SS Division 1 girls’ soccer playoffs on an unseasonably warm Saturday afternoon in Long Beach, hosting the El Dorado Hawks. The Rams dominated the second half on their way to a 2-0 victory, earning their second victory over the Hawks this season. After things were scoreless at halftime, the Rams […]