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Track & Field: Long Beach Sends Over 50 Qualifiers Through CIF-SS Prelims

The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial  There were impressive performances, as well as some painfully near misses on Saturday as Long Beach’s track and field stars looked to qualify for next weekend’s CIF-SS finals. After the dust settled, more than 50 Long Beach athletes made it through prelims, giving them […]

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Badminton Long Beach Poly

CIF Badminton: Long Beach Poly Beats Marina in Playoff Opener

Moore League champion Long Beach Poly opened the 2022 CIF-SS Division 1 badminton playoffs with a comfortable 17-4 win over Marina on Friday. Senior captains Prongha Talukder and Krista Lim were standouts for the Jackrabbits in the win, sweeping their respective singles matches while also collecting a pair of mixed doubles victories. In boys’ doubles, […]

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Baseball Lakewood

CIF Baseball: Lakewood Blanks Moorpark Behind Eyanson’s Gem

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. The rest of the CIF Southern Section is in the process of learning what those in the Long Beach area have known for months: Anthony Eyanson is legit. The senior starting pitcher tossed a […]

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Baseball Millikan

CIF Baseball: Relentless Offense Leads Millikan Past Mission Viejo, 10-1

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. In Millikan’s last three Moore League games against playoff opponents, the Rams scored a combined two runs on 16 hits across 23 innings. Oh, how sweet it is to be playing postseason baseball. In […]

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Boys’ Swim: Wilson Extends Moore League Title Streak to 49 Years

Shortly after the Wilson boys’ swim team took a celebratory dive into the Cabrillo pool on Thursday night, chants of “Forty-Nine! Forty-Nine!” rang out through West Long Beach. The Bruins once again asserted their generational dominance of Moore League boys’ swimming, earning a 49th consecutive league title. The Bruins were tested this season, as old […]

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Baseball: Wilson Blanks Lakewood, Secures Second Place

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009 Over the second half of Moore League play, the Wilson Bruins (19-9, 10-2) did everything in their power to give […]

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Lacrosse Wilson

Girls’ Lacrosse: Wilson Finishes Unbeaten, Wins First Moore League Title

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Entering the final week of the regular season, the Wilson Bruins have locked up the first girls’ lacrosse championship in Moore League history. The Bruins beat Lakewood prior to Spring Break to finish off an unbeaten league season and make […]