The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. Everyone knows how coach Chris Francis’ Jordan boys’ basketball team plays, but few understand what his program has experienced this year. With continued on-campus construction these Panthers have been forced to practice at multiple locations including Compton College, Lindbergh Middle School and a local park. […]
Some of our All-City Awards required lengthy deliberation, weighing the pros and cons of a number of potential winners. Then there was our Girls’ Multisport Athlete of the Year Award, which took no time at all. In fact, the award felt inadequate for an athlete who embodied what this honor was all about: relentless determination, […]
In the record books there will be a winner and a loser after Wilson and Long Beach Poly’s wrestling meet on Thursday afternoon. It will show that the Bruins defeated the Jackrabbits, 36-29 at Ron Palmer Pavilion. What the records won’t show is the countless smiles that filled the Ron Palmer Pavilion as athletes from […]
