It’s been a banner year for the Millikan girls’ water polo team. The Rams defeated Long Beach Poly to claim second place in the Moore League, and put up a dominant performance in the opening round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs, defeating Marymount 13-8 in a game that wasn’t in question in the fourth […]
PODCAST: CIF Playoff Previews For Basketball, Soccer, Water Polo
This week on the show we’re previewing the CIF playoffs, picking our favorite Long Beach quotes about Long Beach, updating the local sports schedule and much more! 02:15 Question O’ The Week: When do the playoffs start? 08:45 Athletes O’ The Week 13:20 Games O’ The Week: CIF Playoffs for basketball, soccer, water polo […]
College Notebook: Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Back To Winning Ways
No. 5 Long Beach State men’s volleyball got back to winning ways and picked up a pair of four-set victories at the Ohio State Tournament last weekend. The Beach (7-1) opened the road trip with a 24-26, 26-24, 25-19, 25-19 win over No. 9 Penn State, and then finished the week by taking down host […]
Long Beach Schools Celebrate Signing Day
Four Long Beach schools held Signing Day ceremonies last week to honor their student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent, going on to play college sports. Long Beach Poly As always, Long Beach Poly hosted a big Signing Day celebration in the school’s auditorium, where boys’ athletic director Rob Shock was emotional as ever. “This […]
Tuesday’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
There are just two playoff games featuring Long Beach teams on Tuesday, before action really heats up Wednesday. Millikan girls’ water polo is hosting a Division 3 first-round game against Marymount at 5 p.m. Lakewood boys’ basketball travels to Tustin for a first-round Division 3AA game at 7 p.m.
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 Trevor Thompson, Millikan Wrestling Coach’s son Trevor Thompson knows plenty about Millikan’s wrestling legacy, and the junior added his own name to that history at the Moore League Finals on Saturday. Thompson won his third consecutive league […]
CIF BRACKETS: Long Beach Girls’ Basketball
We’ll have more detailed thoughts from our writers and coaches later, but here are the playoff paths for the Long Beach teams. GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS Open Division: No. 4 Long Beach Poly Division 2AA: No. 4 Millikan vs Vista Murrieta Thursday Division 2AA: St. Anthony vs Cajon Thursday Division 2A: Lakewood @ Arroyo Valley Thursday […]
CIF BRACKETS: Long Beach Boys’ Basketball
We’ll have more detailed thoughts from our writers and coaches later, but here are the playoff paths for the Long Beach teams. Open: St. Anthony D1: Long Beach Poly vs Crossroads Wednesday D2AA: Compton @ Santa Monica Wednesday D2A: Millikan vs Peninsula Wednesday Division 3AA: Lakewood @ Tustin Tuesday (Wild Card) CLICK HERE FOR FULL […]
Millikan Dominates Moore League Wrestling Final
Millikan made history in dominant fashion on Saturday at Lakewood High during the Moore League wrestling individual finals. The Rams had a representative in all 14 matches, and picked up 11 wins. Both are school and league records. “It feels really great,” Millikan coach Marshall Thompson said. “This is our best effort ever in a […]
CIF Playoff Pairings For Long Beach Boys’ Soccer
Five Long Beach high school boys’ soccer teams start the CIF Southern Section playoffs on Wednesday. DIVISION 1 Millikan and Cabrillo are both in the top flight this year. The Rams will host Downey at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Wednesday night in the first round, while the Jaguars travel to JSerra. DIVISION 2 Moore League […]