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2023-24 Long Beach Girls’ Basketball Preview

Last year’s Long Beach girls’ basketball season was full of many historic moments. Long Beach Poly won a Moore League-record 17th consecutive league championship. Jordan made the playoffs for the first time since 2015. They made a deep run, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in over a decade. This year, more history is […]

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Basketball Lakewood

PREVIEW: Lakewood Girls’ Basketball

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood is entering this season with a strong set of returners and a hungry mindset. After having a successful 25-5 season last year, the Lancers are looking to keep their energy up and continue competing. “We return four of our five starters […]

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Basketball Wilson

PREVIEW: Wilson Girls’ Basketball

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Head coach Erin Carey said the Wilson Bruins are in rebuild mode this season. Last year’s squad saw six of their players graduate. This year’s team only has three seniors, so the group has a lot of younger players. “I […]

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Basketball Millikan

PREVIEW: Millikan Girls’ Basketball

The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Legendary Rams’ head coach Lorene Morgan is back for another year, after accomplishing the impressive feat of 600 wins last season. Despite this achievement, Millikan’s squad placed fifth in Moore League, going 4-8 with an overall record of 9-12. However, […]

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Basketball Compton

PREVIEW: Compton Girls’ Basketball

Compton is back for another season with one goal in mind: bouncing back. The Tarbabes had a disappointing season last year, sometimes not having enough players on their team. “It was kind of difficult, we didn’t really have enough players,” senior Ruby Valdivia said. Valdivia and other Compton players went around the school recruiting potential […]