STORY BY MATT SIMON Since joining the Moore League in 2013, California Academy of Mathematics and Science hasn’t fielded a girls tennis singles champion. On Monday at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center, sophomore Jody Chang made history for the Rabels as she defeated Wilson’s Madelyn Tadd 6-2, 7-5 to become CAMS first Moore League […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jai Smith, Compton Football Compton earned their first playoff spot since 2008 with a win over Cabrillo, and once again it was senior Jai Smith leading the way. Smith had 247 yards rushing and three touchdowns in […]
CIF Football Playoff Brackets Show Path For Five Long Beach Teams
The release of the CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets shows the fate for five Long Beach football teams. Division 2 To no surprise, Long Beach Poly was placed in Division 2 after the Division ½ pool was split on Sunday, with only eight teams making the D1 bracket. While a lot of Jackrabbits fans […]
LIVE UPDATES: CIF Football Playoff Bracket Release
We’re going to be live at the CIF Southern Section office for the release of the CIF-SS playoff brackets, stay tuned for updates–brackets should be out at noon. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
Three Long Beach Water Polo Teams Open CIF-SS Playoffs Tuesday
After an exciting regular season in Long Beach for boys’ water polo, three teams are set to start the CIF-SS playoff this week, as Wilson, Millikan, and Long Beach Poly will all host first-round games on Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. Second round games will be Thursday, with quarterfinals on Saturday for all who advance. […]
Lakewood Football Gets Playoff At-Large Bid
The Lakewood Lancers (4-6, 3-3) has been granted an at-large bid to the CIF Southern Section Division 9 playoffs. This marks Lakewood’s return to the postseason after missing it the last two years. “The goal was to get this team back to the playoffs in year one,” said Lancers coach Scott Meyer. Playoff brackets will […]
VIDEO: LBCC vs. Moorpark Football
VIDEO BY MATT SIMON JuCo Football: LBCC vs. Moorpark For full coverage visit the562.org
Football: Peabody’s 50th Win Has LBCC One Away From Title
STORY BY MATT SIMON, PHOTO By JOHN FAJARDO / LBCC After a thrilling come-from-behind win last week, the Long Beach City College football team bounced back in dominating fashion with a 58-35 win over Moorpark Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The victory was head coach Brett Peabody’s 50th with LBCC, midway through his seventh […]
ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football Games, Regular Season Finale
We’ve got links to all of our coverage to end the regular season. Long Beach Poly, Wilson, Compton, and St. Anthony have all clinched playoff berths, with Lakewood and Millikan applying for an at-large bid. Playoff brackets will be out on Sunday, we’ll have live updates. Long Beach Poly def. Lakewood STORY / VIDEO / […]
VIDEO: Compton vs. Cabrillo Football
VIDEO BY MATT SIMON High School Football: Compton vs. Cabrillo For full coverage visit the562.org