Photos By Stephen Dachman. Read about how the Dirtbags took the series.
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Taylor Johnson, Keller Middle School Keller Middle School student Taylor Johnson made Long Beach history at last week’s LBUSD All-City Track & Field meet. Johnson won the 100m dash with a time of 12.2 seconds, breaking a nearly 40 […]
Three Long Beach Basketball Teams Make CIF State Tournament
Three Long Beach basketball teams qualified for the upcoming CIF State basketball tournament, including the newly-minted CIF-SS Division 3A champion Wilson girls’ basketball team. Open Division The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team will get a chance to end their season on a more positive note as they earned the No. 7 seed in the […]
No. 25 Dirtbags Take Series From No. 6 Mississippi State
Less than 24 hours after having their five-game winning streak snapped, the No. 25 Long Beach State Dirtbags bounced back to beat No. 6 Mississippi State 6-2 on Sunday to take the series at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (8-3) have now won all three of their weekend series against Pac-12, ACC and […]
PHOTOS: Wilson vs. Eisenhower, CIF Championship Basketball
Photos By Stephen Dachman
VIDEO: Wilson vs. Eisenhower, CIF Championship Basketball
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Wilson Girls’ Basketball Wins First CIF Championship In 20 Years
STORY BY MATT SIMON The Long Beach Wilson girls basketball team had one mission throughout the playoffs: rewrite history. The Bruins did exactly that Saturday afternoon when they defeated Eisenhower 66-62 in overtime to claim the CIF-SS Division 3A championship at Godinez Fundamental High School. The championship marks the first time the Bruins girls basketball […]
LIVE UPDATES: Wilson vs Eisenhower, CIF-SS Basketball Championship
We’ll have live updates from the Division 3A championship between Wilson and Eisenhower at Godinez High at 2 p.m. Click here for our preview. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
PREVIEW: Wilson Faces Eisenhower For CIF-SS Championship
Wilson High is not a basketball school. It has one of the finest high school athletic traditions of any institution in the country, with dozens of Olympians, and more than 60 CIF-SS championships. But those championships have come in water polo, golf, baseball, track and field, and others. Only two CIF-SS hoops titles have been […]
No. 25 Long Beach State Dirtbags Blank No. 6 Mississippi State
The No. 25 Long Beach State Dirtbags picked up a fifth consecutive win by shutting out No. 6 Mississippi State 4-0 on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS LBSU (7-2) is off to its best start since 2008, and has shutout it’s last two ranked opponents thanks to another quality start […]