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All City Track & Field Wilson

Coaches of the Year: Wilson’s Neil Nelson, Shannon Fisher Continue Track & Field Dominance

Good coaches build good teams—but great coaches build dynasties. That’s exactly what coaches Neil Nelson and Shannon Fisher have built with the Wilson track and field program over the past few decades. This season, the duo added both a CIF-SS championship and a CIF State championship to their impressive resume, continuing their remarkable run at […]

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Millikan Water Polo Wilson

Water Polo: LB Vikings Aquatics See Success at Junior Olympics

Long Beach water polo continued to impress at the USA Junior Olympics as the LB Vikings Aquatics 18-and-under girls’ team took bronze in the silver bracket of the classic division last week.  The team brought together athletes from Wilson, Millikan, and had representatives from Los Alamitos, Mira Costa and Redondo Union. Competing in the Classic […]

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LB in MLB: Local Ballplayers Making Headlines

It’s been another eventful year in Major League Baseball and there’s only two months left in the regular season. Local products have been heavily involved this year, with some notable recent highlights on the diamond. Long Beach native Justin Turner just recorded his biggest hit of the season, launching a walk-off home run for the […]

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Water Polo: Shore Aquatics Wins 18U Gold at Junior Olympics

After months of preparation the Shore Aquatics 18-and-under boys’ water polo team capped its summer with a Gold Division championship at the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics, finishing the tournament with an undefeated 5-0 run in the Gold bracket. In the gold-medal match, Long Beach defeated South Florida 13-11 to win the title in the […]

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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 […]

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All City Track & Field Wilson

2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 1 Wilson Three-Peats as CIF State Track & Field Champions

The Wilson girls’ track and field team was crowned state champions for the third year in a row, and for the third straight year, they earned the No. 1 spot on our Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments of the Year. The three-peat makes Wilson just the third girls’ team to ever win three consecutive […]

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All City Long Beach Poly Volleyball Wilson

2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: Beach Volleyball Double: No. 2 Long Beach Poly & Wilson Both Win CIF-SS Championships

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The 2025 CIF-SS Beach Volleyball Championships had the feel of a […]

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2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 9 Five Long Beach Teams Win CIF-SS Academic Championships

Out of 556 total high schools in the CIF-SS, Long Beach Poly boys’ and girls’ cross country, Poly boys’ and girls’ wrestling, and Wilson girls’ water polo posted the highest cumulative unweighted team GPAs in the large school division for their respective sports. This success, both in each team’s sport and in the classroom, earn […]

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Baseball: Lakewood Beats Wilson, Advances to American Legion State Tournament

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It was an All-Moore League clash for the final spot in the American Legion Baseball Senior State Tournament, as Wilson High hosted Lakewood on Friday evening. A team representing […]