Three Long Beach basketball teams are keeping it rolling tonight in the second round of the CIF State playoffs. St. Anthony beat Torrey Pines in the first round and travels to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the second round of the D1 playoffs. The Long Beach Poly girls outlasted Westview Tuesday and will […]
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This week on the show we’re talking about the CIF State basketball bracket and how the current system can be improved. Support The562.org
A week after winning the CIF Masters championship at 189 pounds, Lakewood wrestler Saiheron Preciado-Meza finished third at the CIF State completion last weekend. Preciado-Meza finishes the season with 34 wins and only one loss, which came during the State competition in Bakersfield. Thirty of her victories came via the pin. Fellow Lakewood wrestler Zainab […]
With the match tied after two sets, the Wilson boys’ volleyball team went to a familiar face in Leo Pravednikov. The Wilson senior and reigning Moore League Player of the Year guided the school to its first ever CIF volleyball title last year. On Tuesday, Pravednikov took over the match and Poly had no answer […]
Four Long Beach teams took the court on Tuesday in the first round of the CIF State basketball championships. Here’s a look at how each team fared, with links to our coverage from the games: Boys’ Basketball Division I St. Anthony 64, Torrey Pines 52 The Saints made the drive south and knocked off the […]
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The Millikan boys’ basketball team have started their last two postseason games very slowly. A huge halftime deficit was too much to overcome in the CIF Southern Section Division 3A semifinals last week, but the Rams learned their lesson and ran away from Bravo with a 79-49 first round win in the CIF State Division […]
It took Long Beach Poly a little while to find its groove on Tuesday night in the opening round of the CIF State Division II girls’ basketball bracket, but once the Jackrabbits settled in they clearly outclassed their opponent in a 59-51 win over Westview at the Ron Palmer Pavilion. “(Westview) came out with more […]
CIF State Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly vs. Westview Long Beach Poly hosted Westview in the first round of the 2022 CIF State girls’ basketball championships. 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. […]