Moore League champions Long Beach Poly, Millikan and St. Anthony will all host CIF Southern Section boys’ soccer playoff openers today. SEE FULL BRACKETS Long Beach Poly (15-4-5) is facing Redondo Union (10-7-1) at 5 p.m. on campus in the first round of Division 2. Redondo Union has won four of its last five games […]
Feature: Peyton Watson Eager To Prove Himself For Long Beach Poly
Peyton Watson is an enigma. The junior is entering the 2019-20 high school basketball season ranked the No. 32 player in the 2021 class by 247 Sports, having spent some of the summer playing for the USA Basketball Junior National team. Watson is a 6’7” positionless player who has shown flashes of brilliance at every […]
Long Beach Basketball World Mourns Passing of Wright, Mosley
The Long Beach basketball world is mourning a pair of losses with the passing of Millikan alum Naomi Iman Wright and Poly alum and longtime volunteer Matthew Mosley. Wright, 23, was tragically killed in late January after being stabbed while dancing at Catch One, a nightclub in Los Angeles. A recent Millikan alum, Wright was […]
Rapper Vince Staples Gifts Millikan’s Pellum Super Bowl Tickets
When the NFL called Long Beach rapper Vince Staples and told him they had two Super Bowl tickets for him to give away to someone in his community, Staples knew exactly who he wanted to gift them to. Staples grew up in North Long Beach with Millikan coach Romeo Pellum, and said he’s been impressed […]
VIDEO: Millikan vs. Marymount CIF Water Polo
CIF Water Polo: Millikan vs Marymount For full coverage visit the562.org
Wednesday’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoffs Schedule
Ten Long Beach teams will be in action Wednesday, we’ve got the full schedule below. Boys’ Basketball, 7 p.m. Open: St. Anthony (Friday @ Etiwanda) Division 1: Long Beach Poly vs Crossroads Division 2AA: Compton @ Santa Monica Division 2A: Millikan vs Peninsula Boys’ Soccer Division 1: Millikan vs. Downey, 7 p.m. Division 1: Cabrillo […]
CIF Water Polo: Millikan Dominates Marymount
It’s been a banner year for the Millikan girls’ water polo team. The Rams defeated Long Beach Poly to claim second place in the Moore League, and put up a dominant performance in the opening round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs, defeating Marymount 13-8 in a game that wasn’t in question in the fourth […]
PODCAST: CIF Playoff Previews For Basketball, Soccer, Water Polo
This week on the show we’re previewing the CIF playoffs, picking our favorite Long Beach quotes about Long Beach, updating the local sports schedule and much more! 02:15 Question O’ The Week: When do the playoffs start? 08:45 Athletes O’ The Week 13:20 Games O’ The Week: CIF Playoffs for basketball, soccer, water polo […]
College Notebook: Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Back To Winning Ways
No. 5 Long Beach State men’s volleyball got back to winning ways and picked up a pair of four-set victories at the Ohio State Tournament last weekend. The Beach (7-1) opened the road trip with a 24-26, 26-24, 25-19, 25-19 win over No. 9 Penn State, and then finished the week by taking down host […]
Long Beach Schools Celebrate Signing Day
Four Long Beach schools held Signing Day ceremonies last week to honor their student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent, going on to play college sports. Long Beach Poly As always, Long Beach Poly hosted a big Signing Day celebration in the school’s auditorium, where boys’ athletic director Rob Shock was emotional as ever. “This […]