Jordan senior Xavier Heard has talked a lot over the last month about fulfilling his family’s proud athletic history at Jordan High. There has been a long line of Heards who’ve gone through the Panther hallways in North Long Beach, many of whom have been standout athletes as well. On Saturday at the CIF-SS Division […]
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PHOTOS: Long Beach Athletes At CIF-SS Division 1 Track & Field Finals
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Jordan Hires Chris Francis As New Basketball Coach
In the splashiest coaching hire at Jordan High in more than a decade, the Panthers administration announced on Friday that they’ve hired former Millikan coach Chris Francis to be their new boys’ basketball coach. Francis will take over a once-proud Jordan program that’s fallen on hard times in the last several years, and finished in […]
Fifty-Plus Long Beach Athletes Qualify For CIF-SS Track Finals
More than fifty athletes from the Moore League and St. Anthony qualified for the CIF Southern Section Track and Field Finals during Saturday’s prelims. A total of 52 entrants qualified in Division 1 and 4, split across two locations. In Division 1 at Trabuco Hills, Long Beach Poly qualified 20 athletes, Wilson qualified 12, Millikan […]
PODCAST: Long Beach Picking Up Big Playoff Wins
This week on the show we’re talking about a bunch of CIF playoff wins for Long Beach high school teams. 02:00 The best things we’ve seen this week (Rose Cano strikes out 18, picturesque Fromhold Field, Little League walk off) 12:30 Track & Field league championships 17:00 Wilson boys’ volleyball hosting CIF Championship 21:30 Lakewood […]
Moore League Track & Field Stars Shine At League Finals
With just a few weeks left to go in what has been a turbulent and emotional school year for everyone in Long Beach, Friday’s Moore League track and field championships at Wilson High felt like a celebration for the entire city. Athletes from all over Long Beach and Compton came together for a huge gathering […]
VIDEO: Moore League Track Finals
Moore League Track Finals 2021 The top runners and field athletes in the Moore League competed at league finals on Friday at Wilson High, following a condensed 2021 season.For more coverag… Support The562.org
Jordan High Seeking Several New Coaches
Jordan High School is looking for several new coaches for the 2021-22 school year. The Panthers are looking for applicants for: Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Girls Tennis Boys Tennis Girls Aquatics Boys Aquatics Girls Volleyball Cheer Tall Flags Drill Applicants are asked to submit a resume and one letter of recommendation to lbjordanathletics@gmail.com. Basketball applications […]
Swimming: Wilson Boys, Hank Rivers Make History At Moore League Finals
Everything went according to plan for Wilson boys’ swimming during the Moore League finals on Friday at Cabrillo High. The Bruins won a California record 48th consecutive league title while junior Hank Rivers set a handful of new league and meet records. “This was exactly what we expected it to be, under the lights and […]