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Feature: Lakewood Volleyball Keeps Steve Lewis Tradition Going
A sports fan walking into the Tim Sweeney Gymnasium at Lakewood on Saturday evening might have mistaken that day’s festivities for just another lopsided volleyball match. The Lakewood girls’ team is having lots of those this year: they’re ranked No. 3 in California, and have a balanced team with five or six different players capable […]
Long Beach Girls’ Cross Country Preview
All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Last season’s Moore League girls’ cross country championship was a memorable and historic race for a number of reasons. That race is not traditionally run at Cabrillo High School in late March, and the unusually warm temperatures […]
Long Beach Boys’ Cross Country Preview
All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Earlier this spring, the cross country season brought high school sports back with a fervor. Millikan freshman Jason Parra impressed from his first varsity race all the way until he claimed victory at Moore League Finals, but […]
STANDINGS: Long Beach Football, Week Seven
As we head into the seventh week of high school football games in Long Beach, here’s a look at where everyone stands. Support The562.org
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship HIGH SCHOOL Devin Samples, Long Beach Poly Football Poly junior Devin Samples had the game of his life on Friday against Millikan, as the definition of a workhorse back. Samples had 35 carries for 284 yards and four touchdowns in the […]
Football: Lakewood Comes Back To Beat Jordan
For three quarters it looked like the Jordan football team was on their way to defeating Lakewood for the first time since 2008. However, in the fourth quarter the Lancers defense and special teams came up huge to create turnovers and set their offense up with great field position to set up the offense. In […]
VIDEO: Lakewood vs. Jordan, Football
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High School Football Preview: Lakewood vs Jordan
The Lakewood and Jordan football teams head into their matchup Friday night at Jordan on different sides of shutout contests last week. The Lancers (1-3) are coming off a huge 67-0 victory over Cabrillo that gave Justin Utupo his first win as the head coach of Lakewood. In the victory, Lancer quarterback Braden Downen threw […]
Volleyball: Lakewood Asserts Itself, Sweeps Long Beach Poly
Two years ago, Lakewood girls’ volleyball coach Mike Wadley put a nail in his wall. There wasn’t anything to hang on it yet, but he knew there would be. “We were good enough to be a league champion in 2019 and we didn’t get it done, then we didn’t get to play last year,” he […]