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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! Solomon Jones, Long Beach Poly Basketball Poly star Peyton Watson averaged close to 25 points per game last week in three critical wins over Lakewood, Wilson, and Millikan. But it was big man Solomon Jones who stepped up in […]

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Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Edged By Fullerton

Unforced errors and mental mistakes doomed Long Beach State men’s basketball in its 66-62 loss to visiting Cal State Fullerton on Saturday at Walter Pyramid. “It wasn’t a well played game but it was hard fought between two teams that really needed a win,” LBSU coach Dan Monson said. “I feel for our guys because […]

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Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Wins First-Place Clash With Millikan

It was a battle of the two best teams in the Moore League, a pair of 5-0 boys’ basketball squads, as well as a meeting of the league’s two top scorers in Long Beach Poly’s Peyton Watson and Millikan’s Rob Diaz. In the end, it was Poly’s complete team effort and late-game execution that provided […]

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Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Dominates In First-Place Game With Millikan

STORY AND VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Heading into Friday’s Moore League showdown at Ron Palmer Pavilion, Long Beach Poly and Millikan both came into the contest boasting impressive accomplishments midway through the season. Long Beach Poly sat on top of the CIF Division 1 polls, while Millikan was undefeated and No. 3 in the Division […]