It’s impossible to overstate the significance of the CIF Southern Section Division 11 playoff game in Long Beach tonight as Jordan hosts its first semifinal in school history. The Panthers will face Twentynine Palms, and kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. “We’re trying to win these games for our school, our community and our families,” […]
Nothing has come easy for Compton basketball since the COVID-19 shutdowns. The program had to deal with the shooting deaths of three future, current, or former members of the team during the pandemic. Now the campus construction has forced them to practice on the small court at Roosevelt Middle School. They have to share the […]
One of the most important relationships in high school basketball is between the head coach and his point guard. The best ones can communicate without speaking and lead the team with consistency. That’s what Wilson has this year with sixth-year coach James Boykin and senior point guard Nico Colchico. “I’ve had him getting minutes at […]
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It’s one thing to make history. It’s an entirely different thing to make history when the chips are stacked against you, and that’s exactly how Jordan football felt on Friday night. After a long drive to Apple Valley to face Granite Hills in the CIF Southern Section Division 11 quarterfinals, the Panthers started slow, were […]
Jordan football is in uncharted territory. The 107 miles from Long Beach to Granite Hills in Apple Valley where the Panthers are playing their CIF Southern Section Division 11 quarterfinal may be the longest road trip the football program has ever taken. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Apple Valley High School. (11837 Navajo […]
Wednesday night in Idaho was a special one for Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson. The Idaho alum watched the Vandals honor father Don Monson, a former Vandals head coach, as part of the pregame festivities and then he watched his team open the season with a 95-89 overtime win. LBSU (1-0) trailed […]
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Margins of error are minuscule in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 boys’ water polo semifinals, and Wilson was reacquainted with that lesson on Wednesday night at Woollett Aquatic Center. A few self-inflicted Wilson miscues opened the […]
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This week we’re talking about the familiar and historic things we’ve noticed this month while covering CIF Southern Section playoffs. 03:00 Long Beach boys’ water polo in CIF semifinals 09:30 CIF crowds smaller than usual 19:00 CIF football previews Support The562.org