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Football Long Beach Poly Wilson

Top 12 Moments of 2025: No. 4 Wilson Football Beats Rivals Long Beach Poly, Claims Moore League Title

With so many CIF Southern Section and State titles coming to Long Beach year in and year out, it’s rare to see regular season wins land this high on our year-end lists. But high school football commands a different level of attention, and perhaps no win sent shock waves through the Long Beach sports community […]

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Top 12 Moments of 2025: No. 6 The Moore League Takes Over CIF-SS Beach Volleyball Championships

The Moore League made itself at home at the LBCC Sand Courts, with three of the league’s teams competing for a CIF-SS title last May. First up, it was Long Beach Poly taking on Canyon for the Division 3 title, and the Jackrabbits trailed 2-1, putting their backs against the wall in the remaining two […]

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Top 12 Moments of 2025: No. 7 New Facilities at Jordan, Lakewood, Wilson, Compton

One of the most encouraging trends of 2025 was the continued parade of ribbons being cut around sparkling new sports facilities. The Long Beach Unified School District’s two construction bonds, approved by Long Beach voters, yielded new aquatic centers at Wilson and Lakewood as well as a new football stadium at Jordan, with more improvements […]

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Cross Country Wilson

Top 12 Moments of 2025: No. 9 Wilson Girls’ Cross Country Qualifies for State in First Time Since 2002

The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson Girls’ Cross Country wrapped up an impressive year by reaching the CIF State Championship – something the Bruins hadn’t done since 2002. […]

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Basketball Millikan Wilson

Boys’ Basketball: Millikan Wins Tough At Wilson

The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Millikan boys’ basketball head coach Stephon Price intentionally built an early season gauntlet of a schedule in hopes of forging a hardened Rams team […]

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Millikan Wilson Wrestling

Wrestling: Millikan Boys, Girls Sweep Wilson in Dual Meet

The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Millikan wrestling program is still finding itself midway through the season, but Wednesday night’s dual meet against Wilson gave the Rams […]

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Girls’ Water Polo: Wilson Opens League With Win Over Jordan

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. The562’s coverage of Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009 The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. Wilson girls’ water polo has long been the dominant force in […]

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Long Beach Poly Soccer Wilson

Girls’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly, Wilson Battle to Scoreless Draw

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009 […]