Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. This is our final awards for 2021; AOTW will return after the winter break. HIGH SCHOOL Sierra Sythe, Millikan Soccer Millikan’s Sierra Sythe earns a second consecutive AOTW honor for another big performance last week. Sythe scored […]
Check out our gallery from the Long Beach City College vs. East Los Angeles College men’s basketball game on Friday night, taken by photographer Spencer Frank. The Huskies came away with an 88-74 win inside the Hall of Champions. LBCC was led by 16 points from Long Beach Poly grad Lorenzo Marsh, who was one […]
Lakewood boys’ basketball came out victorious against Wilson on Wednesday night 62-51 when they didn’t play their best brand of basketball according to coach Duane Cooper. “Tonight we won and we didn’t play our best,” he said. “For me, that’s always a plus but we have a lot of stuff we have to work on. […]
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The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team is looking to win its 13th consecutive Moore League title this year, which would be a league record. Head coach Shelton Diggs knew that Monday night’s league opener on the road against Wilson would be one of the toughest tests for a Jackrabbit team that’s without senior leader […]
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“Guess who’s back!” Those were the words of first-year Jordan boys’ basketball coach Chris Francis following his team’s 67-60 win over defending Moore League champion Compton High on Monday night. It was not only the league opener for both teams, it was Francis’ debut in North Long Beach as J-Town’s head coach. Francis is no […]
High School Basketball: Jordan vs. Compton Jordan hosted Compton on Opening Night for Moore League boys’ basketball in the 2021-22 season. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team has not lost a Moore League contest since 2008, but head coach Carl Buggs admitted that this year the gap between his Jackrabbits and league foes like Wilson and Millikan was not as big as it’s been in years past, due in large part to the Jackrabbits’ inexperienced […]