This week on the show we’re talking about how COVID-19 cancellations will shape the Long Beach high school and college basketball seasons. We also talk about some of the most likely championship teams this year including Long Beach State men’s volleyball, Wilson baseball and more. Support The562.org
How high are expectations for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team this year? Well, the Beach started the year ranked No. 4 in the country in the preseason NCAA rankings and the response from many fans and athletic department staffers was, “Wow, the disrespect.” Indeed, we could be poised on the brink of another […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Bella Yakel, Long Beach Poly Soccer Bella Yakel stole the show for the Jackrabbits in a must-win game against a shorthanded Lakewood squad last week. Yakel had four goals in a 6-0 win. Jennine Osorio, Millikan Water […]
Millikan’s Lorene Morgan Gets 600th Win Support The562.org
It was the Past vs. Present. On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, a large crowd gathered at Skip Rowland Field for the annual Wilson High alumni baseball game. “It was a great turn out,” longtime Wilson baseball coach Andy Hall said. “It validates why you do this. It was a cool walk down memory lane.” Featuring […]
This is how the Moore League boys’ soccer standings look before a full slate of games today. STANDINGS Wilson (3-0-0) 9 points LB Poly (2-1-1) 7 points Millikan (2-1-0) 6 points Jordan (1-2-1) 4 points Lakewood (1-1-0) 3 points Cabrillo (0-2-0) 0 points Compton (0-3-0) 0 points TODAY’S SCHEDULE Poly at Millikan Jordan at Wilson […]
The story line was set early and there wasn’t anything Long Beach State men’s basketball could do about it on Saturday at Walter Pyramid as visiting Hawaii shot its way to a 72-67 win. Hawaii (5-5, 1-0) made 15 of its 34 attempts from 3-point range while LBSU (4-9, 0-1) shot 37 percent from the […]
As it does every year, Moore League boys’ soccer continues to bring excitement, with strong competition top to bottom fueling a number of unpredictable results. Coming into Friday’s match, two-time defending Moore League champion Long Beach Poly was in search of valuable points on the road at Jordan. The Panthers managed to stifle most–but not […]
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In her 33 seasons coaching the Millikan girls’ basketball team, Lorene Morgan has had many more memorable wins than Friday evening’s 70-13 victory over Compton. Morgan won the school’s only CIF-SS girls’ basketball championship, in 2014, and several other tournament and league crowns. Friday’s game, in a reduced-capacity gym due to COVID-19 restrictions, did not […]