Last year was the 41st time Wilson won the Moore League boys’ golf championship as a team, and the 27th time that a Bruin took home the individual title. It looks like both of those numbers will grow in 2020. Wilson’s Brandon Bennett won the league finals last year, and the two Wilson golfers who […]
PODCAST: Is Long Beach Baseball Elite Again?
This week on the show we’re talking about how good Long Beach baseball could be this season, previewing the Wilson girls’ basketball CIF championship game and much more! 01:30 Question O’ The Week: Is Long Beach baseball elite again? 10:50 Athletes O’ The Week 14:50 Game O’ The Week: Wilson Girls’ Basketball CIF Championship 20:55 […]
PHOTOS: LBSU Dirtbags Roll Over San Diego 10-3
The No. 25 Long Beach State Dirtbags put up season highs in runs and hits in a comfortable 10-3 win over San Diego on Tuesday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. LBSU (6-2) limited San Diego (6-2) to a pair of hits with pitchers Tyler Gums, Ethan Clough, Matt Fields, Devereaux Harrison and Adam […]
Moore League Lacrosse Season Preview 2020
It’s official: lacrosse has arrived. And no matter what happens in 2020, it’s guaranteed to be a historic season for the sport in Long Beach. That’s because this year, history is happening on every corner of the field. It’s the first year that the Moore League has officially added boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, as has […]
Lacrosse Preview: Wilson Bruins
There are three divisions for this year’s CIF-SS playoffs, and all the Long Beach teams are in Division 3 except the Wilson boys, who are in Division 2. Wilson coach Glenn Styron is like many of this year’s trailblazing lacrosse coaches: he’s an evangelist of the sport. The founder of the Long Beach State Lacrosse […]
Lacrosse Preview: Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits
Jackrabbits boys’ coach Will Pryor is also a Beach Cities club coach. A Connecticut native and lifelong lacrosse devotee, he’s excited to guide the Poly program, now in its third year, into the spotlight of official league competition. “The addition of CIF and Moore League teams is making Long Beach a lacrosse town,” he said. […]
Lacrosse Preview: Millikan Rams
The Rams boys’ team was drawing plenty of preseason buzz as a possible inaugural Moore League champion, and an opening-day win over Wilson helped boost that sentiment. Head coach Thomas Sutfin has high hopes. “We’re young but we fully expect to earn a spot in the CIF playoffs this season,” he said. Sutfin is excited […]
Lacrosse Preview: Ellen Ochoa Academy
The odd school out in the new Moore League arrangement is Ellen Ochoa Prep Academy, the Pico Rivera-based private school that joined the league to allow it playoff eligibility. Girls’ coach Becky Alvarez is excited to see her team hang with the big schools. “We would like to exceed the expectations to put our school, […]
College Notebook: LBSU, LBCC Baseball Winning Big Again
The Long Beach State Dirtbags are off to their best start since 2016 thanks to a sweep of No. 17 Wake Forest last weekend. The Dirtbags are now ranked No. 25 in multiple polls, and host San Diego tonight at 6 p.m. at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. READ MORE about the Dirtbags. Long Beach […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Sydney Ross, Wilson Basketball Sophomore Sydney Ross provided the defensive spark that Wilson needed in a CIF-SS Division 3A semifinal win over West Covina on Saturday. Ross had eight points but provided excellent ball pressure in shutting […]