Rendering courtesy city of Long Beach After more than a decade of waiting, it looks like Long Beach might finally get a replacement for the historic Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool. At a recent Long Beach City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved a construction contract for a new Belmont Beach & Aquatics Center, to be […]
Photo by Nevaeh Guadamuz Many Long Beach Unified School District high school students walked out of class or school Friday morning, part of a nationwide protest over ICE enforcement here and across the country. We asked high school students from the comprehensive LBUSD high schools for their opinions on the protest–good, bad, or anything in […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly football fans are the largest and loudest group of local sports fans in the city, and they’re never shy about expressing their opinion. Recently, Jackrabbit fans and the larger […]
Just a few days after copper thieves hit the Long Beach Little League fields at Stearns Champions Park, there’s good news to report. The City of Long Beach’s parks and recreation department leapt into action on Monday and got nine of the 10 light poles that had been vandalized fixed that day. “Thank you to […]
Photo by David Silverman, New England Patriots photographer Another year, another Jackrabbit going to the Super Bowl. Long Beach Poly alum Alex Austin will play in Super Bowl LX in two weeks in Santa Clara after making it to the country’s biggest sporting event as a member of the New England Patriots. Poly has been […]
Late January is a sacred time to the Long Beach youth baseball community. Leagues all over the city have begun practice and are looking forward to Opening Day ceremonies and the start of games in just a few weeks. Sadly, Long Beach’s most historic league has been struck by copper thieves on the eve of […]
The Long Beach Unified School District’s new technology policy will go into effect next week, bringing about a seismic change for a large portion of the city’s population. Even in declining enrollment, the LBUSD student body represents more than 10% of the city’s population. Beginning on Monday, those students will face significant restrictions when it […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.
LA 28 has opened up its registration for the 2028 Olympics ticket draw, and fans looking to attend one of the several sports taking place in Long Beach can apply today for a chance to get tickets. Click this link to get started: https://la28.org/en/ticketing.html Once there, you’ll create a profile and sign up to be […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. Jordan girls’ basketball coach Wesley Rosenbaum has been changing the culture in North Long Beach one game at a time–and those games have added up. Rosenbaum recently earned his 100th win in the state of California thanks to […]