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Cross Country Millikan

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 2 Jason Parra Runs His Way Into Record Books

The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. A special career featured a historic finish for Millikan’s Jason Parra, who must be considered one of the best distance […]

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Long Beach Poly Swimming Wilson

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 3 Geer, Hamilton Make Swimming History

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009 The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Long Beach has been known for producing great swimmers and aquatic athletes for more than a century, which makes the 2023 that Long Beach Poly’s Colin Geer and Wilson’s Sammie Hamilton […]

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Basketball Jordan

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 4 Jordan Boys’ Basketball Wins CIF

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. Led by second-year head coach Chris Francis and a strong core of senior leaders, the Jordan Panthers delivered a significant championship for a proud basketball program. With a 68-57 victory over Sage Hill in the Division 4A title game, the Panthers won […]

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Long Beach Poly Track & Field

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 5 Long Beach Poly Boys’ Track Wins CIF-SS Title

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. It was a green and golden day for Long Beach Poly at the CIF-SS Track and Field championships at Moorpark in 2023, as the Jackrabbits […]

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Lakewood Volleyball

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 6 Legendary Lakewood Coach Retires

The Lakewood girls’ volleyball program has been consistently competing to be the best team in the Moore League for the last two decades under coach Mike Wadley, and now his watch has ended. Wadley retired after this his 19th season during which he won his 500th game as head coach of the Lancers. He is […]

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Tennis Wilson

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 7 Wilson Boys’ Tennis Wins First CIF Title

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. For the first time ever, a Wilson tennis team took home CIF gold in 2023. The boys’ program beat Brea Olinda, 12-6, back in May at the Claremont Club, making school history and bringing a third tennis title to Long […]

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Baseball Long Beach Poly

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 8 Long Beach Poly Baseball Wins Historic League Title

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial To say it was a memorable 2023 for the Long Beach Poly baseball team would be a gross over-simplification. The Jackrabbits are one of the winningest teams in state history and have produced more two dozen Major Leaguers, as many as any other high school […]

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Football St. Anthony

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 9 St. Anthony Winning At Clark Field Again

It’s been a long two years since St. Anthony High School broke ground on the new athletic facility at Clark Field. Now 2023 will always be the start of a new ear for the private school. The Saints have been using the old soybean farm acreage on the corner of Clark Ave. and Del Amo […]

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Aquatic Cabrillo Lakewood Millikan Water Polo Wilson

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 10 Water Polo Making Historic Waves

Every year we countdown the top 10 Long Beach sports moments over the last 12 months, and it seems like every year one of the local high school sports has a few different schools produce historic campaigns. In 2023, that sport was water polo. The Wilson girls won a 16th Moore League championship last January […]