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Assistant Editor @562sports covering Long Beach | Go Birds

California, USA
Joined August 2014
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End 1: La Serna-2, Millikan-1 A huge save from Kollin Seeds on a La Serna penalty shot, followed by a Lucian Velasco goal, gets Millikan on the board before the end of the quarter.
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BREAKING: Lakewood football coach Mario Morales is retiring from coaching and teaching. Morales had successful stints at St. Anthony and Wilson and has been a well-respected coach in the city for decades. He coached the Saints to a CIF title in 2016 the562.org/2026/11/03/breaki…
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SCHEDULE: The CIF Southern Section playoffs are here! We've got the full schedule as Long Beach Poly, Millikan and Compton get their postseason journey started this week. the562.org/2026/11/02/schedu…
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This Eagles team feeling very 2012 right now.
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Tanner McKee is a liability.
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CIF Football: Compton football is back in the playoffs. The Tarbabes will host Ramona (Riverside) in the opening round of the CIF-SS Division 9 playoffs. the562.org/2026/11/01/cif-fo…
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Lakewood remains perfect in these playoffs, sweeping Castaic in the semifinals, 25-22, 33-31, 25-14. Lancers are headed to the ‘Ship!!!!
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Set 2: Lakewood-33, Castaic-31 What a set!!! Lakewood edges out an intense set to take a commanding two-set lead.
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Set 1: Lakewood-25, Castaic-22 A huge 9-0 run in the set turns it around for the Lancers as they go up one set to none.
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FINAL: Long Beach Poly def. Murrieta Valley 25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 25-18 The Jackrabbits are headed to the CIF-SS Division 2 Championship Match!
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Poly finishes strong to win set three 25-16 as the Nighthawks got error happy late in the game Jackrabbits up 2-1 in the match, one set away from the CIF finals!
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Going live on our Instagram at 130 to talk playoffs and predictions—brackets drop tomorrow morning and we’ll have live updates then as well
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With the shutout win Poly officially did not allow a point in the Moore League this year, the first time that’s happened in league history. They outscored the league 199-0
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Riq Woolen getting picked on tonight.
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SCHEDULE: We're heading into the final week of regular season action in the Long Beach football scene. Here's the schedule for Week 11, and stay with us for all the updates you'll need this week. the562.org/2026/10/26/schedu…
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