Soccer is a sport of style, and Cabrillo senior Jonny Riquer cultivated his original playing style at Westside Long Beach parks near his house. The defensive midfielder plays with a natural smoothness that keeps him calm under pressure, and dangerous on set pieces. His quiet confidence has been contagious. “Jonny and Alexis (Torres) are two […]
This week we’re talking about how the Cabrillo boys’ soccer team go to the first CIF Southern Section championship game in school history, plus much more. SUBSCRIBE to What Up, Long Beach?! 00:00 How Cabrillo Boys’ Soccer Took Their School To Its First CIF-SS Championship Game 14:30 Athletes Of The Week 16:00 Long Beach Poly […]
When we started the562.org, Long Beach’s first and only non-profit journalism source, we said that one of our goals was to support the city’s sports community in new and innovative ways. We’re proud to announce today that we’ve teamed up with Long Beach Unified School District board of education member Megan Kerr to donate 60 […]
Long Beach softball is back in a big way this year. The Moore League is full of experienced returning starters, St. Anthony has the talent to make a deep CIF Southern Section playoff run and Long Beach City College is ranked No. 14 in California. Click here for our preview of Wilson Click here for […]
Cabrillo softball is starting a new era under first-year coach Christina Crissman. The Los Alamitos High alum and former junior varsity coach has had to adjust quickly to her first head coaching job at the variety level. “It’s been a lot more phone calls and emails than I expected but I’m handling it,” Crissman said. […]
Cabrillo High’s first-ever CIF Southern Section championship game will take place this Saturday at Warren at 1:30 p.m. against Arlington, the CIF-SS confirmed Tuesday morning. Parking at the high school will be $5, admission will be $12 for adults, $5 for students with ID and children 5-13. Children under 5 will be free. You can pre-order […]
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Arnold Giron, Cabrillo Soccer Arnold Giron is only a sophomore, but he’s already attained legendary status at Cabrillo as one of the school’s greatest athletes ever. Last Saturday on the road at Riverside Poly he scored three goals […]
Cabrillo sophomore Arnold Giron etched his name in the Long Beach sports history books on Saturday at Riverside Poly in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 boys’ soccer semifinals. The sophomore scored three second-half goals in a 10-minute span to lead the Jaguars past Poly 3-1 and into the first CIF Southern Section championship game […]
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With the high school baseball season starting two weeks earlier this year due to a calendar shift by the CIF State office, local players have had to trade their bats for umbrellas. Every coach in the city has talked about the difficulty of warming up for the season while the temperatures are in the 40s, […]