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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Arnold Giron, Cabrillo Soccer Sophomore Arnold Giron has marked his name in the history books with a legendary playoff run. Giron scored 11 goals in seven playoff games, and capped that sensational run with a hat trick in last […]

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Cabrillo Soccer

Cabrillo Wins First CIF State Championship, Boys’ Soccer Blows Out Westview

Saturday was for the Westside. Under a gray sky and a lightly falling rain, the Cabrillo boys’ soccer team made history, ending a 25-year drought for the Jaguars by winning the school’s first-ever postseason championship. They did it in style and with class, besting Westview from San Diego to claim the CIF State Division II […]

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Long Beach Poly Soccer

CIF State Soccer: Long Beach Poly Falls At Mira Costa In Semis

Long Beach Poly’s girls’ soccer team had already had a magical postseason run, and the Jackrabbits were leading 1-0 at halftime, just 40 minutes away from earning a spot in the CIF State Division 2 championship on Saturday. But a wild second half got away from Poly on the road at Mira Costa, and they […]

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CIF State Basketball: Long Beach Poly Defense Dominates Chaminade

After Long Beach Poly’s girls’ basketball team lost in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, the team was ready to get right back on the court. Instead, it was a week and a half of practice and preparation–hard work that paid off in Poly’s defensive master class on the road against Chaminade in […]

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Long Beach Poly Soccer

CIF State Soccer: Long Beach Poly Blanks El Camino Real

Long Beach Poly’s girls’ soccer team won just about every aspect of its CIF State Division II quarterfinal game against El Camino Real on Tuesday afternoon. In fact, the only thing that Poly lost was one of Oregon State signee Skylar Herrera’s nails, which was broken during contact along the sideline. In a twist that […]

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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. YOUTH Nathan Dowdell, Newcomb Track Newcomb Middle School eighth grader Nathan Dowdell won the All-City middle school championship in the 100 meter sprint last week, with a blazing time of 11.12, which would be a top 15 in […]