Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill The 2019-20 boys’ basketball season should be one of the most exciting of the last decade for Long Beach sports fans. There are two legitimate, ranked Division 1 programs in the city with Long Beach Poly and St. Anthony, something the town hasn’t seen since Ron Massey was coaching at […]
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LONG BEACH GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill It’s shaping up to be a special girls’ basketball season in Long Beach, with three teams making appearances in the CIF Southern Section rankings to start the year as well as the reigning Moore League Player of the Year and more than half of last year’s first team All-League players […]
Boys’ Basketball Preview: Wilson Bruins
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill The Bruins feel like last season was a down year because of the unprecedented success in 2017 when they won more than 20 games for the first time in a decade. Wilson finished fourth in the Moore League and lost in the first round of the CIFSS Division 2A playoffs. […]
Girls’ Basketball Preview: Wilson Bruins
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill Perhaps no team in Long Beach was hit harder by injuries than Wilson last year. The Bruins were poised to continue their upward trajectory under head coach Erin Carey, but ended up losing Ashley Hawkins to a turn ACL, as well as talented freshman starter Sydney Ross, leaving the team […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! HIGH SCHOOL Ronan McMahon-Staggs, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly senior Ronan McMahon-Staggs led his Jackrabbits back to the CIF Southern Section Cross Country Finals with a strong performance at last week’s prelims. McMahon-Staggs finished eighth in […]
Cross Country: Long Beach Poly, Wilson Boys Make CIF-SS Finals
Long Beach Poly and Wilson’s boys’ cross country teams both advanced out of last weekend’s CIF Southern Section prelims to qualify for Saturday’s CIF-SS Finals, which will be held in Riverside. Boys The Jackrabbits and Bruins were the headliners, with Wilson qualifying for the Finals for the first time since 2008. Poly won their heat […]
ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football CIF Playoffs, Round Two
Long Beach football teams had their CIF playoff runs ended on Friday night. Long Beach Poly 7, Rancho Cucamonga 21 STORY / VIDEO / PHOTOS Wilson 56, West Ranch 57 STORY / VIDEO Lakewood 29, Highland 42 STORY / VIDEO / PHOTOS
VIDEO: Wilson vs. West Ranch, CIF Football
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CIF Football: Wilson Loses High Scoring Quarterfinal
The 2019 Wilson football season has been full of historic story lines, but the Bruins were on the wrong side of a historic story on Friday night in the CIF Southern Section Division 7 quarterfinals. West Ranch is in the same district as Saugus High, where a school shooting rocked the city this week. The […]
Nick Timko Coming Up Clutch For Wilson Football
The “clutch” moments in a football game aren’t always at the end. A third down near midfield that will flip field position, or an early extra point in a close contest are imperative moments for a successful football team. When Wilson needs someone to step up in a big moment, they call on Nick Timko. […]










