Congratulations to our first Athletes of the Week of the school year and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Damian Henderson, Jordan Football Jordan junior Damian Henderson turned in a star performance in the team’s season-opening overtime win, with a rushing touchdown, a kickoff return for a touchdown, a sack, a […]
I covered two important events in the world of Long Beach schools last week, and they helped me chart the course for how I’m going to try and navigate the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, I was in attendance for the Long Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education meeting. At the meeting, […]
The latest high school football game to be canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test is Wilson’s game that was scheduled for Saturday at San Jacinto. Wilson had one junior varsity football player test positive for COVID-19 on Monday, and therefore the junior varsity and varsity football games have been canceled. The player participated in […]
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A young Millikan team missed its opportunity to start the 2021 season with a win on Friday night, falling to a disciplined and scrappy Santa Ana team. The Rams jumped out to an early lead but saw it disappear after a series of missteps, with their comeback effort falling short in a 48-41 loss to […]
High School Football: Millikan vs. Santa Ana The Millikan Rams opened the 2021 season with a close game against visiting Santa Ana. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
Everyone knew the Wilson football roster was young and relatively inexperienced coming into this season and it showed on Friday night as the Bruins fell to visiting Warren 53-0 in their home opener. “We’ve got only one way to go and that’s up,” first-year coach Scott Meyer said. “We’ve got a lot of young guys […]
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The Shane Gonzales era at Cabrillo finally got started on Friday night as the Jaguars traveled to Hawkins to open the 2021 season. With 658 long days since their last Varsity football game, the Jaguars found themselves outmatched against a more experienced, senior laden Hawks team and lost 36-0. “Today was a long day,” Gonzales […]