Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Saiheron Preciado-Meza, Lakewood Wrestling Lakewood wrestler Saiheron Preciado-Meza just wrapped up a great postseason run. She won the CIF Masters championship at 189 pounds and went on to take third at state. She finished 34-1 with 30 […]
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All-Moore League Girls’ Basketball 2021-22
Here’s the girls’ basketball All-Moore League team, as voted on by the league’s coaches. Support The562.org
All-Moore League Boys’ Basketball 2021-22
Here’s the boys’ basketball All-Moore League team, as voted on by the league’s coaches. Support The562.org
PODCAST: How Would You Fix High School Basketball Championships?
This week on the show we’re talking about the CIF State basketball bracket and how the current system can be improved. Support The562.org
Wrestling: Lakewood’s Saiheron Preciado-Meza Third In State
A week after winning the CIF Masters championship at 189 pounds, Lakewood wrestler Saiheron Preciado-Meza finished third at the CIF State completion last weekend. Preciado-Meza finishes the season with 34 wins and only one loss, which came during the State competition in Bakersfield. Thirty of her victories came via the pin. Fellow Lakewood wrestler Zainab […]
Long Beach High School Badminton Preview
With a full offseason and increased participation, the 2022 Moore League badminton season is shaping up to be a competitive one after a shortened 2021 season resulted in only one round being played. After getting a late start last season and some teams being unable to have practices, the Moore League coaches decided not to […]
The562org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Gabe Cummings, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly senior Gabe Cummings had the game of his life in the semifinals last week. Cummings went 4/4 from beyond the arc in the second half as part of […]
Long Beach High School Boys’ Volleyball Preview
The sport of volleyball is having a golden age in Long Beach with the local NCAA juggernaut playing in the Walter Pyramid, but high school boys’ volleyball is looking up too. It should be an exciting year in Long Beach with a defending CIF Champion and others looking to improve after a short spring season. […]
PODCAST: Our Favorite Long Beach Sports Playoff Moments
This week on the show we’re looking back on some of the most memorable Long Beach playoff runs we’ve covered over the last 14 years.
Long Beach High School Softball Preview
For years Moore League softball was one of the most predictable local sports. Lakewood was the top team with elite talent competing in the upper divisions while Millikan, Wilson and Long Beach Poly took turns leading the chase pack behind the Lancers. However, things have been shifting locally. This year it’s the Rams who are […]