Friday is a big day for Long Beach high schools, as football playoffs kick off and girls’ tennis playoffs continue. Click here for our previews of the football games. Football (First Round, games 7:30 p.m. unless noted) Division 4: Long Beach Poly vs. Trabuco Hills (Veterans Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m.) Division 6: Millikan @ Camarillo […]
The St. Anthony Saints earned the right to host a first round CIF Southern Section Division 10 playoff game tonight, but they won’t be able to play at Clark Field where they broke ground on a new athletic facility on Thursday. That’s nothing new for the Saints who’ve played all of their home games at […]
After decades of planning and fundraising, St. Anthony High School officially broke ground Thursday on the new athletic facility being built at Clark Field where the Saints have practiced and played multiple sports since 1946. “This project started and stopped for the last decade or longer,” St. Anthony Vice Principal and alum Chris McGuiness said. […]
The Wilson Bruins wrapped up their Moore League schedule with a 35-12 loss to Millikan on Friday. The defeat marked the end of the season for Wilson and for a handful of seniors was their last high school football game. Although the score didn’t reflect it, the Bruins battled through most of the game, playing […]
This week we’re breaking down the favorable draws for five Long Beach high school football teams in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Support The562.org
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Kensley Flynn, Avalon Volleyball Junior Kensley Flynn had 12 kills and 7 blocks in Avalon’s quarterfinal win over California Lutheran. Flynn’s leadership at the net has powered the Lancers to the CIF-SS semifinals once again. Maya Alvarez, […]
With the regular season in the rearview mirror, here’s where everyone finished this year. Support The562.org
This Friday marks the start of the high school football playoffs in Southern California. Here’s where all the Long Beach teams are playing and when–we’ll be at every game. All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Division 4 Long Beach Poly vs. Trabuco Hills (Veterans Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m.) Division 6 Millikan @ […]
The St. Anthony football roster doesn’t have much playoff experience, but their head coach certainly does. First-year coach Raul Lara won five CIF Southern Section championships while at Long Beach Poly and he knows what the Saints need to do in order to advance. “My experience has been to just stay focused on what’s ahead […]
Jordan football coach Tim Wedlow knew his team still had a good chance at the CIF Southern Section playoffs, even after losing the envelope draw tiebreaker for third place and the Moore League’s final playoff spot. The Panthers were always a strong candidate for an at-large berth, because of their .500 record. But even with […]