The Moore League girls’ soccer championship will be decided tonight at Millikan as the defending champion Rams host Wilson at 6 p.m. Meanwhile, the Millikan boys’ wrestling team will be going after a Division 4 CIF-SS championship against South Torrance, starting at 7 p.m. in Millikan’s gym. Click here if you can’t see the updates. […]
Whether or not there’s a “Clutch Gene” is always a good sports debate. Do some athletes have an inborn ability to raise their level of performance when the game is on the line? We may never know, but senior Camryn Cruz knows why she has been clutch for Wilson girls’ soccer this season. “Not focusing […]
Wilson took over first place in the Moore League boys’ soccer standings on Monday by beating Lakewood 3-1 thanks to two goals from Anthony Garcia and another from Ian Bond. In other action, Cabrillo beat Jordan 2-1 and Millikan shutout Compton 11-0. STANDINGS Wilson (8-0-2) 26 points Poly (7-1-3) 24 points Millikan (6-2-1) 19 points […]
Long Beach Poly (15-5, 9-0) showed its maturity on Monday night at Jordan High, getting out to a fast start and cruising to an 81-65 victory over the host Panthers (10-12, 3-5). The Jackrabbits opened the game on a 14-1 run, displaying impressive ball movement against Jordan’s pressure defense to take another step toward an […]
High School Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly vs. Jordan Long Beach Poly remained unbeaten in Moore League play with a road win at Jordan on Monday night. 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 […]
With historic runs to the championship game for four local high school football teams, there was bound to be a historic haul of Long Beach and Moore League football players receiving All-CIF honors. That proved to be the case with 22 Moore League and St. Anthony players making the list–and arguably there should have been […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jermonie Billingsly, Wilson Water Polo Wilson’s Jermonie Billingsly had a career day in a big win over Millikan to secure the Moore League championship. Billingsly had eight goals to lead the Bruins to a 19-6 win. Camryn […]
We’ll have live boys’ basketball score updates tonight, including the Poly/Jordan game and St. Anthony’s key league clash with Serra. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org
After Long Beach Poly’s girls’ basketball team defeated Jordan last week, there was a brief surprise ceremony. Announcer and assistant coach Art Thompson III congratulated Poly girls’ basketball coach Carl Buggs on his 600th win with the Jackrabbits. Thompson III went through the school’s record books and added up Buggs’ total a few weeks ago […]
The Millikan wrestling team is primed for redemption after two dominating performances on Saturday at the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Dual Meet Saturday. After defeating Lawndale 76-6 in the quarterfinals, the Rams punched their ticket back to the CIF championship with a 78-3 victory against Cypress. Support The562.org “Our team is special,” Millikan coach […]