CIF Southern Section Masters Track & Field 2018 We’ve got highlights from all the Long Beach kids competing in the Masters meet, including the 10 entries that made it to state. Visit the562.org and click SUBSCRIBE to support local journalism.
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Long Beach Athletes Post Big Performances At CIF-SS Masters Meet
Gas up the van, there’s going to be a big contingent of Long Beach athletes heading to Clovis for the CIF State Track & Field championships this weekend. Of the 13 entries into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at El Camino College, 10 advanced to the state meet including representatives from four schools. Long […]
PHOTOS: CIF-SS Masters Track & Field Meet
We’ve got some photos by legendary Long Beach sports editor Jim McCormack
The 562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congrats to the honorees in this week’s supersized Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Joey Vega, Wilson Softball Wilson pitcher Joey Vega battled through a leg injury last week to help lead Wilson to its first postseason win in seven years. Vega pitched a complete game and yielded just two runs, and he had a […]
CIF Track: Poly, Wilson, St. Anthony Athletes Win Titles
Saturday’s CIF Southern Section track & field championships proved once again that Long Beach is among the nation’s best at turning out top-tier athletes. Long Beach Poly, Wilson, and St. Anthony all produced individual CIF champions while the Jackrabbits finished second in the Division 1 girls’ team standings. Fourteen entries from six schools will compete […]
PHOTOS: CIF Southern Section Track & Field Championships
PHOTOS BY ART O’NEILL AND JOHN NAPALAN
CIF Softball: Wilson, Lakewood Advance To Second Round
The Wilson softball team was down to the last inning of its season, facing a 2-0 deficit in a first-round CIF Southern Section playoff game. The Bruins had been kept off the scoreboard all game, but the optimism in the dugout was obvious—and justified. Wilson came back to score three runs in the bottom of […]
CIF Baseball: Millikan, Lakewood Knocked Out Of Playoffs
It was a great season for the Millikan baseball team, but unfortunately for Rams fans it ended on a down note. Millikan three-peated as Moore League champions for the first time since 1993 but were ousted from the first round of the playoffs for the third consecutive year, falling to Murrieta Valley 3-1. “It’s the […]
Moore League Baseball Searching For CIF Success
The postseason struggles for Moore League baseball have not been exaggerated. Millikan, Lakewood, Wilson and Long Beach Poly have gone a combined 6-24 in CIF Southern Section playoff games over the last six seasons, and now none of them are left in Division 1. All games are at 3 p.m. unless noted. In Division 2, […]
Surprising Season Has Moore League Softball Prepared For Playoffs
Wilson and Millikan beating Lakewood for the first time since 2012 made for a memorable and historic Moore League regular season. Whether that and shifts in CIF Southern Section playoff equity translates into a successful postseason, something the local teams haven’t had in years, remains to be seen. All first-round games are scheduled for 3 […]