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CIF Girls’ Basketball: Wilson Rallies To Beat Hesperia, Advances to Second Round

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It wasn’t the best start for the Wilson’s girls’ basketball team, but in the playoffs it’s not about the way you start it’s how you finish. And after a game of runs, the Bruins came away with a 43-35 opening round […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Schedule

The first full week of the winter CIF Southern Section playoffs continues today, with girls’ basketball and soccer getting started with their first rounds. Good luck to all nine teams getting their postseason journeys started. Thursday, February 12CIF-SS Girls’ Basketball First Round Division 1: St. Anthony at Oaks Christian, 7pm Division 4: Jordan vs. Roosevelt, […]

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Influential Lakewood Basketball Coach Tim Sweeney Passes Away

8/30/1942 – 2/4/2026 Influential Lakewood basketball coach Tim Sweeney passed suddenly last week at the age of 83, leaving behind a long legacy of coaching and mentorship. Sweeney was the boys’ basketball coach for the Lancers from 1980-1992, winning the school’s only CIF-SS championship in the sport in 1982. Lakewood’s gym is named in his […]

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Basketball St. Anthony

CIF Boys’ Basketball: St. Anthony Can’t Rally In First-Round Loss To Leuzinger

Heading into their opening round contest the St. Anthony boys’ basketball team knew the game would come down to execution as they faced a tough Leuzinger squad in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs.  On Wednesday night a third-quarter sprint by the Olympians was enough to put the game out of reach for the […]

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Basketball Millikan

CIF Boys’ Basketball: Millikan Thumps Thousand Oaks For First Round Win

The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. If there were any blemishes in the CIF-SS competitive equity format, Millikan’s first-round playoff matchup was a glaring example. It was anything but a close basketball game to open the Division 1 playoffs for the undefeated Moore League […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Schedule

The first full week of the winter CIF Southern Section playoffs continues today, with Wilson wrapping up Open Division girls’ water polo play as well as the opening round for 10 boys’ basketball and soccer teams. Wednesday, February 11 CIF-SS Girls’ Water Polo Open Division: Wilson at San Marcos (Dos Pueblos High), 6pm CIF-SS Boys’ […]