The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Dramatic championship fourth quarters are usually decided by the teams with more solidified identities, and Jordan boys’ basketball knows exactly who they are. The Panthers used their high-pressure defense and aggressive guard play to pull away late and beat Sage Hill 68-57 in […]
When John Ross stepped into one of the newly-constructed classrooms in the northeast corner of the Jordan High School campus, it was as if he’d never left. Wearing a black long-sleeve t-shirt with Jordan High School written on the front, he was as nondescript as one could expect from a 24-year-old professional athlete. As he […]
It was a great New Year’s Day for the Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball programs. After both persevering through COVID-19-related pauses, both teams pulled out tight Big West wins over CSU Bakersfield. Long Beach State Men 90, CSU Bakersfield 89 (OT) The Long Beach State men’s team (2-2, 1-0) had been shut down […]
