We are proud to announce that our first Athlete Of The Month award brought to you by Johnny B. Hair Care goes to Lakewood softball senior captain Jordan Kaeka. Kaeka is a Lakewood High legacy who helped her team regain the Moore League title this season. The shortstop hit .505 with a .540 on-base percentage, […]
PODCAST: NCAA Final Four In Long Beach This Weekend
This week on the show Mike & JJ are preparing for the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Final Four in Long Beach, announcing The562.org Athlete Of The Month presented by Johnny B. Hair Care, and talking to 2x AVCA Player Of The Year TJ DeFalco as LBSU prepares to defend its title at Walter Pyramid.
Long Beach State’s TJ DeFalco Wins National Player of the Year
Long Beach State outside hitter TJ DeFalco made history at Wednesday evening’s NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship Banquet, as he was named National Player of the Year for the second time. The banquet was held in downtown Long Beach at the Terrace Theater. DeFalco is just the third men’s volleyball player in history to […]
CIF Boys’ Tennis: Long Beach Poly Advances To Second Round
Long Beach Poly boys’ tennis opened the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs with a 13-5 win over Torrance on Wednesday. Junior Arkin Verma was the only player to sweep his singles match. The doubles teams of sophomores Kim Phy/Ryan Nguyen and freshman Franco Fratovich/Carlo Reyes also swept. The Jackrabbits travel to San Juan Hills […]
CIF Swimming: Long Beach Well Represented In Division 2
There will be a Long Beach swimmer in all of the boys and girls CIF Southern Section Swimming Division 2 prelims on Friday morning at the Riverside Aquatics Complex. The finals are at 4 p.m. on Saturday. GIRLS 200 Yard Medley Relay 3. Poly (1:48.81) 9. Wilson (1:57.27) 29. Millikan (1:54.90) 39. Lakewood (1:56.25) ALT […]
CIF Baseball: Millikan, Wilson Fall In Wild Card Round
Millikan and Wilson both lost CIF Southern Section Division 2 wild card games on Tuesday afternoon. Millikan (17-12) could only muster one hit in a 3-0 loss at Temecula Valley, and Wilson (17-12-2) gave up five runs in the first two innings of an 8-2 loss at Redondo Union. Juniors Ryan Pettway and Roberto Haycox […]
CIF Softball: Long Beach Poly Wins On The Road
Long Beach Poly softball went to Ontario Christian on Tuesday for a CIF Southern Section Division 5 wild card game and came home with an 8-7 victory. The Jackrabbits (9-10) will visit Grace Brethren on Thursday for the first round. Poly’s Madison Demos went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs, Deja Williams went 2-for-4 […]
PHOTOS: Lakewood vs. Dana Hills CIF Volleyball
The Lancers were knocked out in four sets, we’ve got some great shots from the match by photographer Stephen Dachman.
Diving: Millikan’s Jenna Sonnenberg Sets Record, Wins CIF-SS Championship
Millikan junior Jenna Sonnenberg won her second CIF Southern Section diving championship this week, and set a new CIF-SS Division 2 scoring record in the process, putting up a 596.70 with her 11 dives. Sonnenberg won the chamionship last year with a score of 514.30. It was a great day overall for the Moore League […]
Track: Lakewood Seeking New Head Coach
Lakewood athletic director Mike Wadley says the Lancers are looking to hire a new head track and field coach. Job requirements include the ability to be on campus at 1:30 p.m. each day. If interested send resume and letter of interest to mwadley@lbschools.net no later than May 10 at 3 p.m.











