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Long Beach Poly Millikan Wilson

CIF Boys’ Volleyball Brackets Released

Moore League champion and undefeated Wilson (8-0) leads three Long Beach teams into the CIF Southern Section playoffs this week, with Wilson, Poly, and Millikan all playing first-round games on Tuesday, with second round games to follow Thursday. The quarterfinals and semifinals would take place next week for any team advancing. Wilson coach Jeremy Cook […]

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St. Anthony Track & Field

St. Anthony Coach, AD Cry Foul After Arcadia Disqualification

The St. Anthony athletic community is rallying behind senior track stars Asjah Atkinson and London Lee after their Arcadia Invitational performances were disqualified due to a rules violation. The DQ falls particularly harshly on Atkinson, who pulled off a rare double-individual win at the prestigious invitational, claiming the gold in the 100 hurdles and the […]

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Millikan Soccer

Feature: Historic Millikan Girls Soccer Title Came After Special Team Bonding

Millikan girls’ soccer coach Tino Nunez knew something wasn’t right. His two-time defending Moore League champion Rams were struggling out of the gate despite a ton of talent on the field, starting the season 0-3-2, and being outscored 10-5. Worse, the team was outscored 5-2 by Wilson and Poly in their first two big league […]

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Athlete of the Week Baseball Basketball Compton Lakewood Long Beach Poly St. Anthony Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Wilson

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Kelsey Adams, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly senior and Pepperdine signee Kelsey Adams helped lead the Jackrabbits to a Moore League co-championship with a win over Wilson last week. Adams had a pair of quality goals in Poly’s […]

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Basketball Compton Lakewood

Basketball: Compton Edges Lakewood, Holds Onto Share of League Lead

Moments after his team defeated Long Beach Poly on the road for the first time since 2008, Compton boys’ basketball coach Tony Thomas was already stressed about his team’s prospects of hanging onto a co-Moore League championship with the Jackrabbits.  “The key for us is we can’t slip up and lose a dumb one,” said […]

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Basketball Compton Long Beach Poly

Basketball: Compton Beats Long Beach Poly, Upends Moore League

The Compton boys’ basketball team beat Long Beach Poly last night in the Ron Palmer Pavilion, marking their first road victory over the Jackrabbits since 2008, when NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan was on the roster. Compton led wire to wire and was the more intense, engaged and motivated team for the entire game, which they […]