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CIF State Basketball: Long Beach Poly Upsets Mater Dei

It’s not possible to frame a basketball game and hang it on the wall, but if it were, the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team would be clearing off some wall space this evening. The Jackrabbits played a picture-perfect game to pull off a road upset of recently crowned CIF-SS Open Division champion Mater Dei, […]

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CIF State Basketball: St. Anthony Offense Stalls Against Damien

What looked like a promising path towards a state championship came to a quick end for the St. Anthony boys’ basketball team at home on Tuesday night against Damien. The Saints were seeded No. 2 in the Division 1 bracket, and would have been at home for games on Thursday and Saturday, too, not needing […]

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PODCAST: Our Favorite Long Beach Basketball Championships

This week on the show we’re wrapping up Long Beach basketball season by talking about our favorite championship games we’ve covered. We’ll also catch up with some Wilson softball players after their upset win at Lakewood. 03:45 Question O’ The Week: Are the Dirtbags really this good? 12:00 Athletes O’ The Week 16:50 Quote O’ […]

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Wilson Girls’ Basketball Falls In First Round Of CIF State Playoffs

This historic Wilson girls’ basketball season came to an end on Tuesday night in the first round of the CIF State Division 2 playoffs. The top-seeded Bruins couldn’t match visiting Mira Costa in a 55-42 loss. Wilson coach Erin Carey told her team after the game to not hang their heads. “No one expected us […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Taylor Johnson, Keller Middle School Keller Middle School student Taylor Johnson made Long Beach history at last week’s LBUSD All-City Track & Field meet. Johnson won the 100m dash with a time of 12.2 seconds, breaking a nearly 40 […]