{"id":508878,"date":"2026-10-26T23:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T23:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/508878\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T23:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T23:24:14","slug":"the562-orgs-athletes-of-the-week-the562-org-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/508878\/","title":{"rendered":"The562.org\u2019s Athletes of the Week \u2013 The562.org"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The562\u2019s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the562.org\/2022\/03\/23\/the-century-club-sponsors-the562-orgs-athletes-of-the-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Long Beach Century Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HIGH SCHOOL<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kingsley Medlen, Wilson Flag Football<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kingsley Medlen is having a standout freshman season for the Wilson Bruins, where she is also serving as one of the team\u2019s captains this year. Wilson\u2019s flag football team clinched a CIF opening win over Chino Hills, where Medlen preserved the shutout in the final two minutes with the game-winning interception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jenna Smith, Lakewood Girls\u2019 Volleyball<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakewood is onto the CIF-SS Division 6 Girls\u2019 Volleyball Quarterfinals, and Jenna Smith is a huge part of the Lancers\u2019 success. The senior outside hitter had 14 kills in their first-round sweep over Covina and led the team with 11 kills in their second-round sweep against Yucaipa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holly Ibarra, Millikan Flag Football<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holly Ibarra led the Millikan Rams to a dominant first-round win in the CIF-SS playoffs. The senior quarterback threw touchdowns to four different receivers in the 26-6 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aleeya Salima, Long Beach Poly Girls\u2019 Volleyball<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits are through to the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs behind a big performance from Aleeya Salima. The senior led the Jackrabbits with 13 kills in a sweep of Campbell Hall, pushing the Jackrabbits through to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quinn Bell, St. Anthony Girls\u2019 Volleyball<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quinn Bell has delivered for the Saints in CIF-SS Division 5 Girls\u2019 Volleyball action so far, and St. Anthony is through to the quarterfinals because of it. Bell had a match-high 19 kills in their first-round battle against Pacifica Christian and contributed 10 kills in the second-round sweep over San Jacinto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Layla Bailey-Zavala, Lakewood Girls\u2019 Volleyball<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakewood picked up a huge second-round sweep over Yucaipa, and senior setter Layla Bailey-Zavala was the key piece on the court. Bailey-Zavala had 22 assists to six different teammates in the huge playoff win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gregory Gibson, Lakewood Football<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gregory Gibson helped the Lancers close out the regular season with a 46-0 shutout over Jordan. As a key linebacker for Lakewood, Gibson had three interceptions to help keep the Panthers silent in the big win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zion Anderson, Long Beach Poly Football<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long Beach Poly seized sole possession of first place in the Moore League with a statement shutout against Millikan. Junior Zion Anderson scored three touchdowns on six catches and 99 yards in the 42-0 win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The562\u2019s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. 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