A historic year produced a historic championship. The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team had won six CIF Southern Section titles and six CIF State titles coming into Thursday night’s CIF-SS Division 1 championship against Esperanza, but they’d never done it at home. That special accomplishment came as the result of an unbelievable COVID year […]
CIF Girls’ Basketball Championship: Long Beach Poly vs. Esperanza Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball hosted the 2021 CIF-SS Division 1 championship game at the Ron Palmer Pavilion, taking on visiting Esperanza. 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, […]
Some great action shots from the CIF championship by Art O’Neill and John Napalan of All-In Press.
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There’s been plenty of history made over the last century-plus by the Long Beach Poly basketball programs. The Jackrabbits’ girls’ and boys’ teams have won a combined 26 CIF-SS championships and seven state titles, and produced hundreds of scholarship players and a half dozen McDonald’s All-Americans. Tonight at 7 p.m. in the Ron Palmer Pavilion, […]
This week on the show we’re talking about how different it is to see Long Beach teams hosting CIF Southern Section championships at home. 02:00 Covering CIF Championships at home 16:30 Wilson boy’s volleyball wins CIF Championship 24:00 Millikan wrestling hosts CIF Championship 29:00 Millikan baseball winning more playoff games 31:45 Signing Day celebrations
After two years of waiting, Long Beach Poly High School was finally able to hold a celebration for its yearly signing class on Monday, honoring the 23 seniors who have inked college scholarships during a celebration inside the school’s auditorium. Safety protocols did not permit on-campus gatherings during the traditional signing period, but Monday’s event […]
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After a season of uncertainty and constant changing schedules, Lakewood High School took a moment to celebrate their senior athletes on Monday in Tim Sweeney Gymnasium. For Cal State Northridge signee Diego Gutierrez, it’s been a busy week along with wrapping up classes and preparing for graduation next week, as well as preparing for the […]
Wilson girls’ basketball coach Erin Carey announced that she is stepping down at the end of the school year next week, in what will amount to the loss of one of the city’s bright young coaching stars. Carey has coached the Bruins for five years, taking a 9-18 team and turning them into a CIF […]