Millikan coach Curtis Boyer is technically entering his second season as the Rams’ coach, after being hired mid-pandemic in December of 2020 and then coaching the abbreviated Spring season. But because of the hasty preparation for last year and a frustrating season for Millikan that saw the Rams finish in fifth place at 3-9, Boyer said […]
Fourth-year Cabrillo boys’ basketball coach Kyles Hawkins’ team is making progress. The Jaguars finished tied with Millikan for fifth place in the Moore League last year during the abbreviated Spring season, and the team once again has some young talent to build around. “I think I’m doing something right even though we’re not winning as […]
Last year the Jordan boys’ basketball program hit rock bottom. The Panthers have a proud history that include CIF Southern Section championships, Moore League titles, and McDonald’s All-Americans and NBA products. But Jordan finished dead last in league last year, with a 1-12 overall record on the season. It sparked principal Keisha Irving and athletic […]
We’re hoping that as we drive all over Southern California to cover this week’s playoff semifinal games, we’ll see you in the stands! Long Beach teams made history with four teams in the semis, including Jordan making it for the first time ever and Compton making it for the first time since 1979. All tickets […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Julia Sutedjo, Long Beach Poly Tennis Long Beach Poly singles star Julia Sutedjo helped to power the Jackrabbits to their historic CIF-SS title. Sutedjo went 3-0 in the championship, the only Poly player to do so in […]
A record four Long Beach and Moore League high school football teams are moving on to the CIF Southern Section semifinals thanks to big wins in the quarterfinals on Friday, with two hosting games this week. All games are Friday 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. We’ll have coverage all week with a feature on every […]
The Long Beach Poly girls’ tennis team made history on Friday, but they had to earn it. After a two-hour delay at the Claremont Club in sweltering heat, the Jackrabbits took the court for the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championships. It was a nailbiter right down to the end, but Poly did something for […]
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team didn’t get much time to enjoy their historic CIF-SS Division 4 championship–the school’s first in the sport since 1929. Less than 24 hours later, the Jackrabbits are back preparing […]
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The last time the Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team won a CIF Southern Section championship, there were still waves on the city’s beaches. A lot of things have changed since 1929–including the construction of the […]
We’ll have live updates from Long Beach Poly and Crespi playing in the CIF-SS Division 4 boys’ water polo championship at 2:5 p.m. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org