Feature: Historic Millikan Girls Soccer Title Came After Special Team Bonding
Millikan girls’ soccer coach Tino Nunez knew something wasn’t right. His two-time defending Moore League champion Rams were struggling out of the gate despite a ton of talent on the field, starting the season 0-3-2, and being outscored 10-5. Worse, the team was outscored 5-2 by Wilson and Poly in their first two big league […]
Long Beach State Notebook: Softball Hosting Big West Championship Series
The Big West Conference softball championship will be decided at the LBSU Softball Complex this weekend when the Beach hosts Cal State Fullerton. LBSU (27-9, 19-2) is currently two games behind the Titans (38-12, 21-0) in the standings and can steal the conference title with a sweep. There will be doubleheaders starting at 1 p.m. […]
LB in MLB: Return of Minor Leagues Puts Long Beach Talent Back on Diamond
Minor league ballplayers were forced to wait more than a year between games, but the 2021 season finally got underway last week. The layoff may have delayed their career timelines, but Long Beach’s young talent is now back on the diamond continuing their journey to the big leagues. A few Long Beach State alums find […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Kelsey Adams, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly senior and Pepperdine signee Kelsey Adams helped lead the Jackrabbits to a Moore League co-championship with a win over Wilson last week. Adams had a pair of quality goals in Poly’s […]
CIF Girls’ Soccer Playoff Brackets Released
The CIF Southern Section girls’ soccer brackets are out and the Moore League is represented by Millikan, Long Beach Poly and Wilson in Division 1. On Wednesday in the first round, Millikan hosts JSerra and Poly hosts Huntington Beach while Wilson travels to Temecula Valley. Support The562.org
CIF Boys’ Soccer Playoff Brackets Released
The CIF Southern Section boys’ soccer playoff brackets are out and the Moore League is represented in Division 1 by Long Beach Poly and Millikan. The Jackrabbits host Channel Islands in the first round on Thursday while the Rams travel to Newport Harbor. In Division 2 boys’ soccer both Wilson and Lakewood are on […]
Basketball: Compton Edges Lakewood, Holds Onto Share of League Lead
Moments after his team defeated Long Beach Poly on the road for the first time since 2008, Compton boys’ basketball coach Tony Thomas was already stressed about his team’s prospects of hanging onto a co-Moore League championship with the Jackrabbits. “The key for us is we can’t slip up and lose a dumb one,” said […]
Basketball: Millikan Tops Cabrillo
The Millikan boys basketball team led wire-to-wire as they defeated Cabrillo 65-52 Friday afternoon. Eric Bonales led the Rams with a game-high 21 points as Millikan was able to get some payback from the teams’ first meeting of the season. “We pushed the ball and we passed a lot more today,” Bonales said. “We were […]
VIDEO: Compton vs. Lakewood Basketball
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