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Millikan Track & Field

Future Bright For Millikan Track & Field After CIF-SS Finals

The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial A pair of young talents put on a show for Millikan at Saturday’s CIF-SS Track & Field Finals, highlighting a bright future for the Rams. Sophomore Jason Parra, the reigning Long Beach All-City Freshman of the Year, brought home a CIF-SS individual championship in […]

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Baseball Millikan

CIF Baseball: Millikan Falls to Palos Verdes in Quarterfinals

Millikan’s formula for road playoff success has been to score in the first inning and then play error-free baseball. That proved to be a winning formula once again in the CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinals, but unfortunately for Rams fans, it worked for the wrong team. The Rams went into a tough road environment at Palos […]

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Softball St. Anthony

CIF Softball: St. Anthony Rallies Past La Quinta Into Semifinals

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. It was starting to feel like a day of missed opportunities for St. Anthony after the Saints left seven runners on base through the first four innings of Thursday’s playoff against La Quinta. Then […]

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LB in MLB: Great Start for Local Ballplayers in The Show

After the first month of the Major League Baseball season, there’s plenty of great news to report on Long Beach’s former ballplayers. From red hot starts to early season call-ups, it’s been an enjoyable 2022 campaign on the diamond. The shining star so far has been Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford. The former Lakewood Lancer […]

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Baseball Millikan

CIF Baseball: Millikan Shuts Out Hart, Advances to Quarterfinals

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. The Millikan Rams have played seven CIF-SS playoff games over the past two seasons. They’ve now won all seven of those contests while allowing a grand total of three runs. Following Tuesday’s 3-0 shutout […]

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CIF Badminton: Long Beach Poly Drops Hard-Fought Quarterfinal to Alhambra

Long Beach Poly badminton suffered its first loss of the season on Monday in the CIF-SS Division 1 badminton quarterfinals, coming up short after a ferocious battle against Alhambra. The visiting Moors were able to finish strong after the score was tied 8-8, eventually holding off the Jackrabbits for a 13-8 victory. Poly had the […]

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Track & Field: Long Beach Sends Over 50 Qualifiers Through CIF-SS Prelims

The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial  There were impressive performances, as well as some painfully near misses on Saturday as Long Beach’s track and field stars looked to qualify for next weekend’s CIF-SS finals. After the dust settled, more than 50 Long Beach athletes made it through prelims, giving them […]