Xander McLaurin Makes Wilson History On Football, Baseball Field
Deion Sanders became a household name in 1992 when he tried to play a football game with the Atlanta Falcons and a baseball game with the Atlanta Braves on the same day. It’s hard to get yourself compared to a legendary athlete like “Prime Time” Sanders, but Xander McLaurin succeeded in doing so last Friday […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week, presented by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Keyonta Lanier, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly receiver Keyonta Lanier earned his nickname of “Big Play Tay” with a pair of touchdown catches for the Jackrabbits in their big win over Lakewood. Lanier, a senior, is a New Mexico […]
Long Beach State Notebook: Men’s Volleyball Splits With UCSB
The defending NCAA National Champion Long Beach State men’s volleyball program got its condensed scheduled underway last weekend by splitting a pair of Big West Conference matches with No. 3 UC Santa Barbara. The Beach, ranked No. 10 in the nation, lost on the road but extended its 20-game home winning streak by beating the […]
Long Beach Football Schedule Week Three
All games Friday at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Wilson @ Long Beach Poly (at Cabrillo) Lakewood @ Jordan St. Anthony vs. Salesian (Clark Field) Compton @ Millikan (Saturday, 12 p.m.)
Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Splits With No. 3 UCSB
It was an impressive opening weekend for the No. 10 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team, which is starting its season several weeks later than most other nationally ranked programs (every other team in the top 15 had played at least six matches prior to this weekend). The Beach were able to get into rhythm […]
PHOTOS: Millikan vs. Santa Fe, Football
Check out our photo gallery from Millikan’s Saturday scrimmage vs. Santa Fe, taken by photographer Spencer Frank. Support The562.org
VIDEO: Millikan vs. Santa Fe, Football
High School Football: Millikan vs. Santa Fe Millikan hosted Santa Fe for a football scrimmage on Saturday afternoon at DeHaven Stadium. 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 The562.org
Football: Millikan Blanks Santa Fe in Scrimmage
About 24 hours after finding out their game at Jordan had been canceled, the Millikan Rams (1-1) hosted a scrimmage against Sante Fe High School (0-0) on Saturday afternoon. In the first semi-competitive football game on the new surface at DeHaven Stadium, the Rams were dominant in a 48-0 victory over the Chiefs. The Rams […]