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Cabrillo Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Soccer St. Anthony Wilson

Long Beach High School Girls’ Soccer Preview

Things are going to happen fast in this 2023-24 Long Beach high school girls’ soccer season. The referee situation and shifts in schedules means there will be fewer non-league games before the Moore League starts on Nov. 30. That means a marquee game like when Wilson travels to Long Beach Poly on Dec. 7 will […]

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PREVIEW: Jordan Girls’ Soccer

Nothing has been easy for the Jordan girls’ soccer program in 2023.  The Panthers have been without a reliable practice field for the last few years because of on-campus construction, and then they lost their coach midseason. However, Matthew Shawver stepped up to coach the last part of the campaign, and the way the girls […]

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Cabrillo Compton Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Soccer St. Anthony Wilson

Long Beach High School Boys’ Soccer Preview

This could end up being the most competitive and unpredictable season of Long Beach boys’ soccer we’ve seen in years, and that’s really saying something. Coming off another thrilling Moore League season that was decided in the last week of play, every team seems to have an exciting new addition to an increasingly quality landscape. […]

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PREVIEW: Jordan Boys’ Soccer

Transition is the name of the game for Jordan boys’ soccer this season. The Panthers want to transition into a Moore League contender again by being more dedicated and trusting the system that coach Deyan Doychev is implementing— which relies on quick transitions. “We want our counter attacks to be really harsh on our opponents,” […]

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Basketball Cabrillo Compton Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Wilson

Long Beach High School Boys’ Basketball Preview

It was a memorable basketball season in Long Beach last year, and this season looks to be even better. Jordan unseated Poly atop the Moore League and broke their league title streak, and the Jackrabbits will be back in the hunt this year looking for revenge. St. Anthony arrived ahead of schedule last year and […]

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PREVIEW: Jordan Boys’ Basketball

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. Coming off a Moore League championship and a historic CIF-SS Division 4A title, the question in J-Town is no longer “What if?” it’s “What’s next?” When Chris Francis took over on the North Side a little over two years ago, there was […]