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Lakewood Wrestling

Wrestling: Lakewood’s Saiheron Preciado-Meza Third In State

A week after winning the CIF Masters championship at 189 pounds, Lakewood wrestler Saiheron Preciado-Meza finished third at the CIF State completion last weekend. Preciado-Meza finishes the season with 34 wins and only one loss, which came during the State competition in Bakersfield. Thirty of her victories came via the pin. Fellow Lakewood wrestler Zainab […]

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Basketball Millikan

CIF State Basketball: Millikan Runs Away With First Ever Win

The Millikan boys’ basketball team have started their last two postseason games very slowly. A huge halftime deficit was too much to overcome in the CIF Southern Section Division 3A semifinals last week, but the Rams learned their lesson and ran away from Bravo with a 79-49 first round win in the CIF State Division […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Shorthanded Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Scores 103 In Win

Not very often does a men’s basketball team play a non-conference game with only two weeks left in the regular season, but that’s what Long Beach State did on Thursday night at Walter Pyramid. The short-handed Beach used balanced scoring to beat UC San Diego 103-87. Their 16 made 3-pointers is just one short of […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach State vs. UC San Diego, NCAA Men’s Basketball

Long Beach State men’s basketball is hosting UC San Diego tonight at Walter Pyramid. Follow along for live updates starting at 7 pm, and come back to The562 for coverage of the game! Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org

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Basketball Millikan

CIF Boys’ Basketball: Millikan Comeback Falls Short In Semifinals

A slow start doomed Millikan boys’ basketball in the CIF Southern Section Division 3A semifinals on Tuesday night as the Rams fell 61-56 to visiting Dana Hills. The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak for Millikan. “To me it was just a tale of two halves,” Millikan coach Curtis Boyer said. “Our energy and discipline […]

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Basketball Millikan

LIVE UPDATES: Millikan vs. Dana Hills, CIF Boys’ Basketball

We’re bringing you live score updates of Millikan’s CIF Southern Section Division 3A boys’ basketball semifinal tonight against Dana Hills. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and we’ll have coverage of the game coming later on tonight! Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org

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Long Beach High School Softball Preview

For years Moore League softball was one of the most predictable local sports. Lakewood was the top team with elite talent competing in the upper divisions while Millikan, Wilson and Long Beach Poly took turns leading the chase pack behind the Lancers. However, things have been shifting locally. This year it’s the Rams who are […]