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CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Crossroads In Playoff Opener

Long Beach Poly’s boys’ basketball team has had some ups and downs this season, and they helped prepare the Jackrabbits for their CIF-SS Division 1 playoff opener at home Wednesday night against Crossroads. The Jackrabbits lost their lead in the fourth quarter but battled back in an impressive win, 66-60. Poly will be on the […]

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Feature: Peyton Watson Eager To Prove Himself For Long Beach Poly

Peyton Watson is an enigma. The junior is entering the 2019-20 high school basketball season ranked the No. 32 player in the 2021 class by 247 Sports, having spent some of the summer playing for the USA Basketball Junior National team. Watson is a 6’7” positionless player who has shown flashes of brilliance at every […]

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Long Beach Basketball World Mourns Passing of Wright, Mosley

The Long Beach basketball world is mourning a pair of losses with the passing of Millikan alum Naomi Iman Wright and Poly alum and longtime volunteer Matthew Mosley. Wright, 23, was tragically killed in late January after being stabbed while dancing at Catch One, a nightclub in Los Angeles. A recent Millikan alum, Wright was […]

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PODCAST: CIF Playoff Previews For Basketball, Soccer, Water Polo

This week on the show we’re previewing the CIF playoffs, picking our favorite Long Beach quotes about Long Beach, updating the local sports schedule and much more!   02:15 Question O’ The Week: When do the playoffs start? 08:45 Athletes O’ The Week 13:20 Games O’ The Week: CIF Playoffs for basketball, soccer, water polo […]

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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. HIGH SCHOOL Trevor Thompson, Millikan Wrestling Coach’s son Trevor Thompson knows plenty about Millikan’s wrestling legacy, and the junior added his own name to that history at the Moore League Finals on Saturday. Thompson won his third consecutive league […]

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CIF BRACKETS: Long Beach Girls’ Basketball

We’ll have more detailed thoughts from our writers and coaches later, but here are the playoff paths for the Long Beach teams. GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS Open Division: No. 4 Long Beach Poly Division 2AA: No. 4 Millikan vs Vista Murrieta Thursday Division 2AA: St. Anthony vs Cajon Thursday Division 2A: Lakewood @ Arroyo Valley Thursday […]

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CIF BRACKETS: Long Beach Boys’ Basketball

We’ll have more detailed thoughts from our writers and coaches later, but here are the playoff paths for the Long Beach teams. Open: St. Anthony  D1: Long Beach Poly vs Crossroads Wednesday D2AA: Compton @ Santa Monica Wednesday D2A: Millikan vs Peninsula Wednesday Division 3AA: Lakewood @ Tustin Tuesday (Wild Card) CLICK HERE FOR FULL […]

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Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Millikan For 11th Straight Title

Long Beach Poly’s boys’ basketball players and coaches read the reports that Millikan had clinched a share of the Moore League championship thanks to the Jackrabbits’ surprising losses to Compton and Lakewood last week. It was clear from their reaction after Thursday night’s league championship clash with the Rams that they took it personally. Poly […]