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Basketball Lakewood

CIF Girls’ Basketball: Lakewood Cruises Past Northview In Playoff Opener

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Whatever the Lakewood girls’ basketball team talked about at halftime, it worked. The Lancers used a huge third quarter to beat visiting Northview 58-31 on Thursday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2A playoffs. Lakewood (24-5) was up by […]

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Basketball Soccer Water Polo

Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with girls’ basketball, girls’ soccer, and girls’ water polo starting; Friday will see the boys basketball and soccer games in the second round while the teams advancing today will look to play in the second round Saturday.. Thursday, February 8 Girls’ Basketball Division […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly

CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Stifles La Canada In Playoff Opener

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Many coaches and fans refer to the playoffs as the “second season,” a time when all the ups and downs of the regular season tournaments and league games can be put to the side, a time when a team has a chance to hit […]

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Basketball St. Anthony

CIF Basketball: St. Anthony Wins First Round Matchup Against Sonora

Sometimes all it takes is a few shots to go down in order to shake off the nerves of a big game. That was exactly the case for St. Anthony in their CIF-SS Division 2AA playoff opener against Sonora, as the Saints knocked down three straight three pointers to take a quick nine-point lead in […]

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Basketball Jordan

CIF Basketball: Jordan Wins Playoff Opener, Will Host Top Seed Friday

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. The Jordan boys’ basketball team picked up a narrow first-round playoff win as they seek to win back-to-back CIF Southern Section championships. The Panthers have been coming on strong towards the end of the season, upsetting co-Moore League leaders Lakewood last week […]

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Basketball Cabrillo

CIF Basketball: Cabrillo Grabs Historic Win 

The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The Cabrillo boys’ basketball team picked up a historic playoff win under head coach Chris Spencer on Wednesday evening, traveling in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4A playoffs. The Jaguars (17-13) picked up their first playoff win in program history with […]