All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. This is the season that Long Beach boys’ water polo fans have been waiting for because it’s been two years since the Moore League has had a full schedule, and it’s the last year for an impressive […]
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Jordan is also trying to revamp its program under former Lakewood coach Phil Geiger after the Panthers missed the spring season. Geiger came to Jordan to operate the pool and get the water polo program on track […]
This week we’re checking on all of the Long Beach high school football teams in relation to their offseason expectations. 05:00 Girls’ volleyball, boys’ water polo seasons start 12:00 LBCC Football 24:00 Are Long Beach football teams going forward or backward?
No high school football team in Long Beach has won more games than the Jordan Panthers, who improved to 2-1 with an impressive road win at Fairfax on Thursday evening. Jordan fell behind 6-0 early, then rallied behind another big performance from Damian Henderson, winning 36-20. Asked how his team was feeling about winning a […]
Long Beach’s high school girls’ volleyball players are fired up and ready to get back on the court. Girls’ volleyball was the only sport in the Moore League that didn’t get some kind of a season last year, a fact that was not lost on the top players in the city. “No regular season, no […]
The Jordan Panthers are poised for a breakout season this year with a 35-player program and an increased talent level despite the year-long layoff. The only challenge on the Northside was finding a coach. After a candidate who accepted the job ended up backing out, athletic director Lamar Biffle has taken over helping the team […]
It’s no surprise that Elijah Jones has a propensity for leadership. The Jordan football team captain is the oldest of four siblings and he helps take care of his immobile great grandmother Cilla Morales who lives with his family. Jones makes food for her, goes to the store for her and sometimes he’ll just sit […]
Congratulations to our first Athletes of the Week of the school year and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Damian Henderson, Jordan Football Jordan junior Damian Henderson turned in a star performance in the team’s season-opening overtime win, with a rushing touchdown, a kickoff return for a touchdown, a sack, a […]
I covered two important events in the world of Long Beach schools last week, and they helped me chart the course for how I’m going to try and navigate the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, I was in attendance for the Long Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education meeting. At the meeting, […]
By the time the final whistle blew, tears and emotion were flowing freely on the field at Jordan. The Panthers had just won a war of attrition with Kennedy, reversing momentum several times in a game that literally came down to the last play. After stopping the Irish short on an attempted two-point conversion, the […]