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Long Beach Girls’ Flag Football Preview

The high school sports landscape in California will look a little different this year, as the CIF State and CIF Southern Section office have sanctioned girls’ flag football as the newest sport in California. While there won’t be an official CIF-SS title game this year, there will be a postseason tournament to crown SoCal’s best, […]

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Girls’ Flag Football Preview: Millikan Rams

The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Don’t be surprised if the girls’ football season goes the way the boys’ football season has the last few years, with Poly and Millikan squaring off for the Moore League title. The Rams had a huge, talented group come out to […]

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Long Beach High School Football CalPreps Rankings, Week Four

The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. We’re entering the third year of the new CIF-SS playoff format, and Long Beach teams made five CIF-SS championship appearances over the last two years under the competitive equity system. Clearly it’s been a big benefit to local schools with several teams making […]

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STANDINGS: Long Beach High School Football, Week Three

The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. Here’s where things stand after three weeks of high school football season in Long Beach. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports coverage free!

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Long Beach Football Schedule, Week Four

The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. We’re fired up for a four week of football action, check out the full schedule below. All games 7 p.m. Thursday, September 7 Compton at Bernstein Friday, September 8 Millikan vs. Upland Long Beach Poly at Serra Lakewood vs. Mayfair Wilson vs. California […]

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Football: Millikan Grinds Out Road Win at St. Francis

The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. It’s not a scoreline we’ve grown accustomed to seeing from the Millikan Rams in recent seasons, but in the parlance of our times: a win is a win. The Rams’ defense put on a strong performance on the road, helping […]

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PREVIEW: Millikan at St. Francis, Football

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Millikan is riding high and headed towards another good challenge on the road tonight at St. Francis. Kickoff is scheduled for 7. The Rams (1-1) picked up a quality win over Cathedral in their home opener last week. Millikan was sharp […]

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Long Beach High School Football CalPreps Rankings, Week Three

The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. We’re entering the third year of the new CIF-SS playoff format, and Long Beach teams made five CIF-SS championship appearances over the last two years under the competitive equity system. Clearly it’s been a big benefit to local schools with several teams making […]

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Long Beach High School Girls’ Volleyball Preview

The Long Beach prep volleyball world is in for an exciting season with new players, new coaches, and a lot of talent taking the floor for a wide-open league championship race. Wilson and Lakewood both debuted in the top 20 State rankings released by the CIF State office, and both pack some big hitters coming […]