Elijah Bates, the editor at the college paper JJ and I worked at, used to say that life was like a story and the people we met were like characters. As writers, we should look for the most interesting characters to write about the same way a novelist would populate a book with characters people […]
It’s a new day at Cabrillo, where the Jags have a football coach for the 2018 season. Longtime assistant coach Mike Ulufale will coach the team this year after six years in the trenches coaching the team’s offensive line and serving as its offensive coordinator. Ulufale takes over for George Richardson, who was the team’s […]
Presenting our list of the top high school athletes in Long Beach this year in every sport. Come back over the next week for more awards like Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Long Beach Spirit Award, and the big reveal of our top two Athletes of the […]
Another classic year of competition made it hard to decide, but here are our nominations for the top high school moments of the year. 10. Millikan Diver Makes History Millikan sophomore Jenna Sonnenberg made history this year, claiming the CIF Southern Section Division 2 diving championship at the Riverside Aquatic Complex. Sonnenberg finished with a […]
Once again, it was a great spring season full of honors for Long Beach Poly and Wilson. The two oldest schools in the city both won four Moore League Player of the Year awards. Baseball A pair of center fielders were named co-Players of the Year as Millikan’s Moises Guzman and Lakewood’s Carter White shared […]
Solid pitching and opportunistic small-ball offense helped the best baseball players from the Moore League win the Kiwanis All-Star Game 4-2 over the San Gabriel Valley League on Friday night at Paramount High. Wilson senior center fielder Ryan Guerero won the MVP award with two hits and a run scored that broke the 2-2 tie […]
Photos By Stephen Dachman
The first-team all-league baseball players from the Moore League and San Gabriel Valley League will be at Paramount High today at 6 p.m. for the annual Kiwanis All-Star Game. CLICK HERE for coverage from the Moore League win last year. Below are the rosters from both leagues. Please come back to The562.org for full coverage […]
Cabrillo High is looking for applicants for open coaching positions with the girls’ water polo, swimming, softball and lacrosse. Interested coaches can email their resume to dsarno@lbschools.net
The Week of Champions deserves a supersized Athletes of the Week–congrats to all the winners. HIGH SCHOOL Kelly Hawkshaw, Millikan Baseball In a must-win game, Millikan starter Kelly Hawkshaw took a no-hitter into the sixth against Poly. Hawkshaw retired 11 in a row from the second to the fifth inning, and Millikan went on to […]