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Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Defense Leads To Win Over UCSB
With plenty of options for Long beach State men’s basketball to turn to offensively, freshman Aboubacar Traore usually doesn’t have to worry about creating at that end. But with guards Colin Slater and Joel Murray in early foul trouble, Traore used his defense to create offensive opportunities which led to him scoring a game-high 17 […]
Obituary: John Rambo Leaves Long Legacy
His accolades were longer than a Langston Hughes poem. If there was a competitive sporting event in Long Beach in the 1960’s, chances are John Rambo was the star. Rambo, who attended Long Beach Poly, Long Beach City College, and Long Beach State, had a passion for basketball and high jumping was a hobby. That […]
PODCAST: What Will 2022 Long Beach Basketball Look Like?
This week on the show we’re talking about how COVID-19 cancellations will shape the Long Beach high school and college basketball seasons. We also talk about some of the most likely championship teams this year including Long Beach State men’s volleyball, Wilson baseball and more. Support The562.org
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Bella Yakel, Long Beach Poly Soccer Bella Yakel stole the show for the Jackrabbits in a must-win game against a shorthanded Lakewood squad last week. Yakel had four goals in a 6-0 win. Jennine Osorio, Millikan Water […]
PHOTOS: Millikan vs Compton Girls’ Basketball
Millikan’s Lorene Morgan Gets 600th Win Support The562.org
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Shot Down By Hawaii
The story line was set early and there wasn’t anything Long Beach State men’s basketball could do about it on Saturday at Walter Pyramid as visiting Hawaii shot its way to a 72-67 win. Hawaii (5-5, 1-0) made 15 of its 34 attempts from 3-point range while LBSU (4-9, 0-1) shot 37 percent from the […]
Millikan’s Lorene Morgan Gets 600th Win
In her 33 seasons coaching the Millikan girls’ basketball team, Lorene Morgan has had many more memorable wins than Friday evening’s 70-13 victory over Compton. Morgan won the school’s only CIF-SS girls’ basketball championship, in 2014, and several other tournament and league crowns. Friday’s game, in a reduced-capacity gym due to COVID-19 restrictions, did not […]
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Loses At No. 5 UCLA
For the second time this season, Long Beach State men’s basketball got great individual efforts in a loss at No. 5 UCLA on Thursday. Freshman and St. Anthony High alum Jadon Jones had a game-high 27 points but the Beach lost 96-78 in Pauley Pavilion. LBSU played at UCLA on Nov. 15, and this game […]
Long Beach State Basketball Tops Westcliff In Return to Court
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team waited 23 days between their last game and their contest against Westcliff Wednesday night at Walter Pyramid. After facing USC on Dec. 12, the Beach (4-7) had six straight cancellations including two back-to-back contests where the team was on their opponents’ campus before having to head back home. […]