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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 […]

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Basketball

LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly vs La Canada CIF Basketball, St. Anthony vs Sonora

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Refresh the page to see the latest updates! Moore League champions Long Beach Poly start the CIF Southern Section Division 2A boys’ basketball playoffs at home today against La Canada. St. Anthony will also host Sonora in the 2AA bracket. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with boys’ basketball, boys’ soccer, and girls’ water polo starting; Thursday will see girls’ basketball, soccer, and water polo. Wednesday, February 7 Boys’ Basketball Division 2AA: St. Anthony vs Sonora, 7pm Boys’ Basketball Division 2A: Long Beach Poly vs La Canada, 7pm Boys’ […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Jovani Ruff, Long Beach Poly Basketball Jovani Ruff dropped 33 points in a critical win over Lakewood last […]

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Long Beach Basketball Teams Learn CIF-SS Fate, Playoffs Begin This Week

The Long Beach boys’ and girls’ basketball teams who qualified for the playoffs learned their postseason path on Sunday with the release of the CIF Southern Section basketball brackets. That included one team, Wilson, who got in as an at-large after losing in a fourth-place tiebreaker game to Cabrillo last week. Boys’ Basketball First-round boys’ […]