After a year of silence, the clicks, snaps, and pops of football helmets and pads have returned to the high school fields of Long Beach, thanks to plummeting COVID-19 numbers and swift action on the part of the city’s high school sports administrators. After a 2020 with no football games and months without real practices, […]
Photo from 2019 season preview photo shoot (Other games will be added as they’re finalized, games Fridays at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) March 12 Long Beach Poly vs. Serra Millikan @ Los Alamitos St. Anthony vs. Lakewood (Clark Field) March 19 Compton @ Wilson Millikan @ Jordan Poly @ Lakewood (at Cabrillo) St. Anthony […]
It was easy to feel the momentum of high school sports returning at Wilson High on Wednesday afternoon, as the Bruins hosted Poly in a Moore League cross country dual meet. There were fans in the stands, cheerleaders, and excitement from athletes on both ends of the field. Poly swept both boys’ and girls’ varsity […]
Long Beach Poly senior star Peyton Watson made history on Tuesday afternoon as he was named a McDonald’s All-American. Watson fulfilled a lifelong dream with the honor and becomes just the second Poly boys’ player in history and just the fourth boys’ player in Long Beach history to be named to the McDonald’s roster. “I’m […]
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Millikan junior cornerback Tacario Davis committed to Arizona on Monday, and the three-star cornerback is excited about his prospects in Tucson, despite the bizarre recruiting process that’s affected all athletes during the NCAA’s year-long recruiting dead period. “We’re not allowed to get into the football facility but I went out there and looked at the […]
I’m a calendar guy. Being a sportswriter means that nights and weekends are usually pretty full. That’s a problem for a father of two and someone who would like to maintain some semblance of a social life. People don’t usually schedule birthday parties for Tuesday mornings, for example, a time window I’m much more likely […]
Four Long Beach Poly basketball players were nominated for the highest honor in high school basketball, the McDonald’s All-American Game. The nominations are an open process with certain statistical and academic requirements, and hundreds of players across the country were nominated, including Jackrabbits Peyton Watson, Kalaya Buggs, Lilly Buggs, and Simone Morris. “We’re proud of […]
For the first time since March 9, 2020, we’re proud to present the562.org’s Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Jason Parra, Millikan Cross Country In his first Moore League race, freshman Jason Parra shined against Wilson last week. The Rams’ rising star won the first dual meet of the season […]
Athletes, coaches, and families hoping for a return of football and many other high school sports got a huge boost on Friday with the release of new youth sports guidelines from the California Department of Public Health. In keeping with recent decisions by the state to remove “tier” considerations for the re-opening elementary schools in […]