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ROUNDUP: CIF-SS Girls’ Basketball First Round

The 2024 CIF-SS girls’ basketball playoffs tipped off on Thursday night, and things went perfectly for the five Long Beach schools. Here’s how all the local teams fared, with links to expanded coverage from Long Beach Poly and Lakewood. DIVISION 1 Long Beach Poly 73, Chaminade 48 CLICK HERE for our story from Poly’s dominant […]

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CIF Girls’ Basketball: Lakewood Cruises Past Northview In Playoff Opener

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Whatever the Lakewood girls’ basketball team talked about at halftime, it worked. The Lancers used a huge third quarter to beat visiting Northview 58-31 on Thursday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2A playoffs. Lakewood (24-5) was up by […]

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CIF Boys’ Soccer: Michael Gutierrez Scores Overtime Win For Lakewood

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood had to take a long road trip for its CIF Southern Section Division 4 opener at Rubidoux on Wednesday, but the Lancers got to celebrate on the long road home. Lakewood’s Michael Gutierrez scored in the second half as the teams went […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Jovani Ruff, Long Beach Poly Basketball Jovani Ruff dropped 33 points in a critical win over Lakewood last […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with two teams getting the action started in the wild card round. Wednesday will see boys’ basketball, boys’ soccer, and girls’ water polo start with Thursday seeing girls’ basketball, soccer, and water polo. Tuesday, February 6 Girls’ Water Polo Division 2 Wild Card: […]

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Long Beach Basketball Teams Learn CIF-SS Fate, Playoffs Begin This Week

The Long Beach boys’ and girls’ basketball teams who qualified for the playoffs learned their postseason path on Sunday with the release of the CIF Southern Section basketball brackets. That included one team, Wilson, who got in as an at-large after losing in a fourth-place tiebreaker game to Cabrillo last week. Boys’ Basketball First-round boys’ […]

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Wrestling: Long Beach Grapplers Shine at Moore League Finals

The562’s wrestling coverage for the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Emigh Dental Care. Before the season, Millikan coach Blake Lovato acknowledged the Rams had some talented wrestlers graduate from the program – but he was quick to say that right behind those guys was the next line to carry on their Moore League excellence.  […]