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Football: Moore League Hosts First Ever Media Day
For the first time ever, Long Beach coaches and select players gathered Monday morning at Jordan High School for the inaugural Moore League Media Day. “I thought it was pretty cool, a lot of leagues do it,” said Millikan coach Romeo Pellum to open the media day. Pellum worked alongside Jordan’s Alfred Rowe to make […]
Trio of Millikan Football Players Make College Commitments
As we inch closer to the start of the 2025 high school football season, three members of the Millikan football program have made their college commitments before they open their senior seasons. Pass catcher Jude Nelson, defensive end Peyton McCutcheon, and linebacker Aisa Taeleifi have all recently made commitments to play at the next level, […]
Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments of the Year: No. 6 Millikan Boys’ Tennis Wins CIF Gold
The Millikan boys’ tennis program made it back to the mountaintop in 2025, winning their second CIF-SS Division 4 title in the last five years. This time it was a narrow 10-8 victory over Villa Park in the finals at the University of Redlands, bringing another tennis title back to Long Beach. Millikan was able […]
2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 8 Millikan Football Beats Poly On Way to Moore League Title
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The talk of the town during football season was the long-awaited showdown between Long Beach Poly and Millikan at DeHaven Stadium. With tarps and fencing put up around the entire field, the bleachers packed with fans, and TV cameras along […]
Anthony Eyanson, Myles Patton Drafted by Red Sox
A pair of Long Beach products were selected in the MLB Draft last weekend–and both by the same team. The Boston Red Sox took Lakewood alum Anthony Eyanson in the third round with the 87th pick, then the next day selected Millikan alum Myles Patton in the seventh round with the 208th pick. Both Moore […]
Football: Millikan, Long Beach Poly Compete at Battle at the Beach 7-on-7 Tournament
The top two football programs in the Moore League took part in the Battle at the Beach 7-on-7 tournament over the weekend. The annual passing league competition is one of the most respected offseason football tournaments, hosted by Edison High in Huntington Beach. Many of the top programs in Southern California met up for the […]
FEATURE: Millikan’s Anthony Pack is Long Beach’s Latest Superstar On the Diamond
Anthony Pack is a hard guy to miss. With a seemingly permanent smile that beams even brighter than his highlighter pink and purple batting gloves, he makes baseball look fun. Vibrant, energetic, and fast, too. But mostly fun. Pack is the latest high-profile MLB Draft prospect out of Long Beach, but his road to superstardom […]
Long Beach Century Club Hosts 68th Annual Sports Night Banquet
The Long Beach Century Club hosted its 68th Annual Sports Night Banquet this week recognizing the city’s top high school athletes along with a host of special award winners. The562’s Mike Guardabascio and Tyler Hendrickson hosted the awards and started by naming Long Beach State coaches LaTanya Sheffield and Gavin Arroyo as the Century Club’s […]