The Millikan Rams (2-1) were the last team to play a Moore League football game this season, and after an impressive 35-6 win over Compton last Saturday, the Rams will venture outside the league for their next contest. The Rams will travel to Orange County for the second time this season to take on unbeaten […]
LB in MLB: Large Crop of Local Talent Prepared for 2021 Season
As the calendar turns to April, it signals the start of another Major League Baseball season. That makes it the perfect time to check in with Long Beach’s former ballplayers to see how they’re faring on the big stage. This year’s Spring Training had a large contingent of local talent, with a mixed group of […]
Boys’ Soccer: Millikan Closes Strong At Jordan
It was a tale of two halves on Tuesday at Jordan where Millikan senior captain Jesus Moreno came alive after halftime and led the Rams to a 2-0 Moore League victory between CIF-SS Division 1 programs. After a relatively even first half, Moreno scored in the 55th minute on the counter attack and provided perfect […]
VIDEO: Millikan vs. Jordan, Boys’ Soccer
High School Soccer: Long Beach Millikan vs. Jordan Visit https://www.the562.org/ for more Long Beach sports.
Girls’ Soccer: Millikan, Lakewood Win Big
Millikan got back to winning ways with a 13-0 victory over Jordan on Tuesday. Courtney had four goals and two assists to lead the Rams. Aaliyah added two goals and two assists while Sydney chipped in a goal and three assists. Lakewood 7, Cabrillo 0 Samantha Esparza scored the hat trick for the Lancers. Thursday […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jason Parra, Millikan Cross Country Millikan freshman Jason Parra won the boys’ Moore League cross country championship with a time of 15:06 on the three-mile course last week. Parra’s time was 10 seconds faster than the […]
Randy Totorp Is Back As Athletic Director At LBCC
Long Beach City College will soon have alum and former champion coach Randy Totorp back running things as the Vikings’ athletic director–again. “You can regurgitate the quotes from the last time,” joked Totorp when interviewed for this story. Totorp will be entering his third tenure as the LBCC athletic director, having served as interim AD […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags Split Series With CSUN
The postgame talk on Sunday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field was a stern one after the Long Beach State Dirtbags lost to visiting Cal State Northridge 6-1 to split the four-game Big West Conference series. “I think we’re searching for our identity a little bit,” Dirtbags coach Eric Valenzuela said. “If we continue to […]
Cross Country: Millikan Girls, Poly Boys Prevail in Epic Moore League Finals
A little more than five weeks ago, cross country brought high school sports back to Long Beach with no guarantees that a full season would be possible, or that a league final would ever take place. Those circumstances alone would have made this a memorable campaign, but the 2020-21 cross country season delivered a number […]