The St. Anthony boys’ basketball team has had plenty of run-and-gun teams under head coach Allen Caveness. This year’s Saints team is not one of them. St. Anthony proved Monday in their Bosco Tournament opener that the identity of the squad this year is its defense, allowing just eight second-half points in a 45-37 win […]
We’ve got some great shots of the Saints’ win from photographer Art O’Neill of All-In Press.
The Bosco Winter Classic begins this afternoon at St. John Bosco High, where Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony, and Compton will all compete all week. We’ll have daily coverage from the tournament, follow 562sports on Twitter for live updates.
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Kalaya Buggs, Long Beach Poly Basketball The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team stunned state experts last week, winning the Troy Classic with wins over state No. 2 Mater Dei and No. 5 Etiwanda. The Jackrabbits were […]
STORY BY MATT SIMON After a 6-day break, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team welcomed former Big West foe Pacific to Walter Pyramid on Saturday afternoon. The Beach (3-7) took a 2-0 lead on a Michael Carter III putback dunk, but it was all Pacific after that as the Tigers took advantage of a […]
Photos By Stephen Dachman
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team is back at Walter Pyramid today at 4 p.m. for their third home game of the season against Pacific. Pacific (7-3) lost to Hawaii earlier this season, but also beat UC Riverside at home last month. The Tigers are led by Jahlil Tripp, who averages 12.1 points and […]
STORY BY MATT SIMON, PHOTO BY JOSEPH KLING After making it to the second round of the CCCAA Southern California Regionals last season, the Long Beach City College men’s basketball team is poised to defend its Southern Coast Conference title this season. The return of sophomore guard Jace Bass, the 2018-19 SCC MVP, has the […]
STORY BY MATT SIMON After being named interim head coach in May, Ollie Brent is leading the first year of a transition period for the Long Beach City College women’s basketball team. The Vikings’ entire 14-player roster is in its first season at LBCC and only two are sophomores. With a young squad, LBCC will […]
This week we’re previewing the Long Beach high school basketball, soccer, water polo and wrestling seasons. 06:20 Boys Basketball 18:00 Girls Basketball 22:00 Girls Soccer 29:30 Boys Soccer 36:00 Girls Water Polo 38:45 Wrestling 41:30 Recommendations (Present Ideas & Frozen 2)