Welcome back to another edition of the562.org’s Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Nolan Brown, Long Beach Poly Baseball Long Beach Poly didn’t beat any of the three other Moore League playoff baseball teams last season, and wanted to change that this year. Their power-packed lineup pulled off an 11-10 extra-innings win over Lakewood last […]
A full list of local sports events coming up this weekend. THURSDAY High School Baseball, 3:15 p.m. Today is the last day of Moore League action until April 11 because of spring break. Poly is taking on Cabrillo at Blair Field while Lakewood hosts Compton on campus. High School Softball, 3:15 p.m. This is also […]
On this week’s episode of What Up, Long Beach?! JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio are talking about which Long Beach sports legends deserve to be on a Long Beach Sports Mount Rushmore. What Up, Long Beach?! by The562.org on Apple Podcasts Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of What Up, Long Beach?! […]
The Moore League boys’ tennis team and individual title go through Long Beach Poly this season. The Jackrabbits are trying to win a third consecutive team title with defending singles champion Felippe Dacudao (pictured) leading the way. Poly is 8-4 overall and 7-0 in league play after a 12-6 win over Millikan last week, and […]
Wilson boys’ golf stayed perfect in Moore League by beating Millikan 377-433. Wilson senior Andre Calubid (pictured) earned the medalist honors with three birdies in an even-par round of 72. Brandon Bennett also played well for the Bruins with two birdies and a round of 74. M.J. DelaCruz was the low finisher for Millikan with […]
The spring rains have arrived and the boys of the Moore League are back at Blair Field. What makes baseball special for high school athletes in Long Beach is the venue, yes, but also the competitiveness of the league. Four schools have won the league championship in the last six years, and three teams (Millikan, […]
The balance of power shifts slowly in the Moore League but it’s been moving East towards Millikan the last few years. The Rams (7-6, 3-0) have had a share of the league championship three of the last four seasons including an outright title in 2016. If Millikan wins a share of the title again this […]
Long Beach City College inducted another star-studded class into its Hall of Champions on Friday, enshrining major figures from a number of different sports. The LBCC main gymnasium has long been known as the Hall of Champions, and its lobby includes not only trophies from the state-record 93 state championships the Vikings have claimed, but […]
Photos by Tracey Roman
The Moore League Gymnastics Preview Meet featuring all seven teams at Lakewood High last week proved what we already know: Millikan is at the top of the podium. The Rams compiled the most points in all four events, and finished first by 29 points. Last year, Millikan won its seventh league team championship in the […]