As the Long Beach Wilson girls tennis team prepared to defend its Moore League title this week, there was one thing standing in the team’s way — getting clearance for each athlete to play. The Bruins finally got clearance to play on Tuesday, just before the team was set to take on Poly to open […]
High School Girls’ Tennis: Wilson vs. Poly Wilson visited Long Beach Poly to start the 2021 Moore League girls’ tennis season. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
Moore League girls’ tennis will return to its regular schedule this fall, after sharing the spotlight with boys’ tennis earlier this spring. There will be a new individual champion this year after Wilson senior Maddie Tadd brought home the title back in May, and the Bruins will be looking to replace her at the top […]
This year was the hardest year we’ve ever had selecting Coaches of the Year, with six Moore League teams winning CIF Southern Section championships and a number of others pulling off dramatic turnaround. Every coach deserves a salute for bringing a team onto the playing field during such a turbulent year, but we’re choosing to […]
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After two years of waiting, Long Beach Poly High School was finally able to hold a celebration for its yearly signing class on Monday, honoring the 23 seniors who have inked college scholarships during a celebration inside the school’s auditorium. Safety protocols did not permit on-campus gatherings during the traditional signing period, but Monday’s event […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Nala Williams, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly junior Nala Williams scored an unheard-of 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Jackrabbits’ second-round Division 1 playoff win over Peninsula last week. Trevor Thompson, Millikan Wrestling Rams […]
It’s been a historic year for the Millikan boys tennis team, after winning the Moore League boys tennis title for the first time since 1997 – the Rams weren’t finished making history. On Friday at Millikan, the Rams won the first boys’ tennis title in school history with a convincing 13-5 victory over visiting Mark […]
Millikan Tennis Wins CIF-SS Championship! Visit the562.org for full coverage
The historic season for the Millikan boys’ tennis team could come to a storybook ending this Friday, when the Rams will host Mark Keppel at 3 p.m. on the campus courts for the CIF-SS Division 4 championship. The Rams defeated Oxford Academy 11-7 in the semifinals on Wednesday to advance to the championship, in their […]