No team wins a championship without overcoming some form of adversity, and Long Beach Poly certainly faced its fair share on Tuesday night. The Jackrabbits were in a hostile road environment against Orange Lutheran, and were without leading scorer Christian Watson for a majority of the first three quarters as he was saddled with foul […]
CIF Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball hit the road for a CIF-SS quarterfinal game against Orange Lutheran. 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 […]
The Millikan Rams boys’ wrestling team will try to complete a special season this Saturday, as the Rams host South Torrance in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship match at 1 p.m. It’s the second CIF-SS title tilt to happen at Ram Hi in as many weeks, with the Millikan boys’ tennis team winning […]
Wilson softball went on the road for the wild card round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs on Tuesday and came home with an 8-4 victory. The Bruins will visit top-seed Camarillo in the first round on Thursday. Wilson pitcher Hailey Houston had three hits and scored three runs for her team. Support […]
Rose Cano was nearly unhittable on Tuesday in the wild card round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs. The St. Anthony pitcher struck out 18 batters and only gave up one hit in a 5-1 win over visiting Woodbridge at Pan American Park. “When I was warming up my velocity felt really good,” […]
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St. Anthony product Tiare Jennings was named the NCAA’s Freshman of the Year, in a huge honor for the former Saint. Jennings, who was the Gatorade State Player of the Year last year, is having a sensational debut NCAA softball campaign. Jennings has hit 25 homers and 84 RBIs as a freshman; that’s the second […]
John Gonsalves spent nearly two decades as the head coach of the Long Beach State baseball program, leading the 49ers from 1970-88. Even before his time as head coach, he laid deep roots in the Long Beach baseball community as a player at St. Anthony High School, Long Beach City College, and at Long Beach […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Nala Williams, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly junior Nala Williams scored an unheard-of 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Jackrabbits’ second-round Division 1 playoff win over Peninsula last week. Trevor Thompson, Millikan Wrestling Rams […]