All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Lakewood boys’ water polo is another Moore League team that should be happy with the draw they got for the CIF Southern Section Division 6 playoffs. The Lancers (14-11) got into the postseason as an at-large and […]
Long Beach Poly was playing as the road team at Veterans Memorial Stadium in a game that Lakewood was hosting while their campus field is renovated–but the Jackrabbits looked right a home in their regular season finale, defeating the Lancers 56-0 in dominant fashion. The Jackrabbits looked so good that their head coach’s only critique […]
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High School Football: Long Beach Poly vs. Lakewood Lakewood hosted Long Beach Poly at Vets for the final game of the 2021 regular season. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
Compton High’s football team is back in the playoffs after winning the Moore League’s dramatic envelope draw tiebreaker on Friday evening at Veterans Memorial Stadium. “We just saw it on your Twitter and it was pandemonium on the bus,” said Compton football coach Calvin Bryant. “It was crazy. It’s great to get this opportunity. Any […]
Lakewood and Long Beach Poly are playing at Veterans Memorial Stadium tonight at 7 p.m., but fans in attendance might be confused to see the teams on opposite sidelines from where they’d normally stand. That’s because it’s Lakewood’s home game tonight, due to the ongoing construction of the new John Ford Stadium on their campus. […]
This week we’re talking about the upcoming CIF football and boys’ water polo bracket that will be released this weekend. We also catch up with Millikan’s Jordan Sanders and Wilson’s Bobby Hauck to talk about their dedication to their football programs before they do the ceremonial coin toss on Friday night. 28:00 Interview with Millikan’s […]
The Lakewood girls’ volleyball team rode down to Vista Murrieta with a 20-match winning streak, having lost only one set over that run. But the Lancers’ team, their win streak, and their state No. 4 ranking weren’t enough to overcome the host Broncos and star player Claire Little, an All-American junior committed to BYU. Lakewood […]
CIF Girls’ Volleyball: Lakewood vs. Vista Murrieta Lakewood hit the road for the 2021 CIF-SS Division I quarterfinals in girls’ volleyball, visiting Vista Murrieta. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
Compton’s emotional win over Lakewood last week threw the last week of the season into chaos. What had felt like a long predictable march towards a Poly/Millikan/Lakewood finish in the Moore League has now opened up to a likely three-way tie for the league’s final guaranteed playoff spot. All three of Friday’s games will have an […]