The next week is going to be critical for the more than 20 Long Beach football players hoping to make an NFL roster. Currently teams can hold as many as 90 players, but on Saturday, Sept. 1, by 1 p.m. west coast time, that number will drop to the regular season-sized roster of 53 players. […]
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Lakewood Alum Wins Cornhole Title
Lakewood High has produced more than a dozen Major Leaguers, and a few NBA and NFL players too. The Lancers have also produced a world-class cornholer: Matthew Strattman. Strattman won the American Cornhole League’s Southern California championship this month, besting a field of hundreds. The ACL’s regional championships serve as qualifying events for its national […]
VIDEO: Lakewood Girls’ Volleyball Falls To No. 1 Mater Dei
Lakewood girls’ volleyball gave visiting Mater Dei a run for its money in the first set on Tuesday evening, but the top-ranked Monarchs survived 30-28, and went on to sweep the Lancers 25-18, 25-18. Senior captains Julia Crawford and Romoni Vivao led the Lakewood attack. Crawford had a game-high 14 kills, and Vivao finished with […]
PHOTOS: Lakewood vs. Mater Dei, Girls’ Volleyball
Photos By Stephen Dachman
Long Beach High School Girls’ Volleyball Preview
The Lakewood and Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball rivalry has been the best in the Moore League for the last several years, with one of the two teams winning every league title since 2012 and sharing it twice, including last season. This year both teams are boasting impressive freshmen that will bring new life and […]
PREVIEW: Lakewood Girls’ Volleyball
Lakewood is led by a pair of seniors who play hard and have a strong leadership role with their young team. The Lancers will feature a true Lakewood legacy at outside hitter, with big swinger Julia Crawford (the younger sister of Phillies infielder JP). Crawford has been a varsity standout for years, and is ready […]
Volleyball: Lakewood, Millikan, St. Anthony Earn Hardware
Lakewood, Long Beach Poly, Millikan and St. Anthony’s girls’ volleyball teams all got off to excellent starts in the last two weeks. Our full girls’ volleyball preview launches tomorrow, be sure to come back and check it out! The Lancers took second place at the Tae Kim Molten Classic after falling to Redondo Union in […]
The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week
Check out this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for sponsoring these weekly awards. HIGH SCHOOL Kejuan Markham, Long Beach Poly Football It’s hard to make history at Long Beach Poly, especially on the defensive side of the ball. But senior Kejuan Markham did exactly that on Friday night against Narbonne, as the […]
Long Beach Football Schedule: Week Three
Find out where and when your favorite team is playing this week. Avalon vs. Desert Christian Cabrillo vs. San Pedro Jordan @ Lynwood Lakewood vs. Mayfair Long Beach Poly vs. Los Alamitos (Cerritos College) Millikan vs. Aquinas St. Anthony vs. Palm Springs Wilson @ Huntington Beach LBCC vs. Grossmont (Sat. 5 p.m.) BYE: Compton
ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football, Week 2
The Long Beach high school football season kept rolling on Friday night as several local teams were in action across Southern California. Enjoy great coverage by Mike Guardabascio, JJ Fiddler, Tyler Hendrickson, Alex Carmon, Shar Higa, Stephen Dachman, Art O’Neil, John Napalan, Joseph Kling, Jordan Sanders and Bobby Hauck. Long Beach Poly 26, Narbonne 3 […]