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The562.org Recognized Seven Times In Statewide Award Contests

We’re proud to announce that the562.org was honored seven times by the California News Publishers Association’s California Journalism Awards, a statewide contest recognizing the best work from across the Golden State. These seven recognitions bring our group of journalists to over 50 such honors in the last decade. We’re proud to bring Long Beach the […]

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Long Beach Poly Football Team Gets CIF Rings in Emotional Ceremony

The Long Beach Poly football team got its CIF-SS championship rings last week, in an emotional ceremony followed by a family-style potluck. The Jackrabbits’ rings were paid for in part thanks to a $15,000 donation from Carnival Cruise Line, presented during a visit by Chargers QB Justin Herbert to the campus earlier this school year. […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Sam DeCarlo, Millikan Baseball Moore League co-Player of the Year Sam DeCarlo did at the Moore League/SGVL All-Star […]

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Chargers Host 11on11 Football Camp at Long Beach Poly

The offseason can be monotonous for high school football programs, with the same lifting/film/practice schedule day after day, week after week, with no games to break things up. Last weekend at Long Beach Poly, the Jackrabbits got a chance to do something new and out of the ordinary as the Los Angeles Chargers and Nike […]

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Wilson Recognizes Spring Scholarship Athletes, Colchico Picks Indiana

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009 Wilson High held a Spring Signing Day event last week to honor its seniors who have signed college scholarships to play NCAA sports. Instead of hosting one event at the end of the school year, Wilson split its signing celebrations up […]

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Baseball: San Gabriel Valley League Edges Moore League in All-Star Game Return

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. The Moore League and San Gabriel Valley League held their annual all-star baseball game for the first time since 2019, as the game made a triumphant return at Warren High on Wednesday evening. It wasn’t […]

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Lakewood Recognizes College-Bound Athletes

Lakewood High held a signing day ceremony last week to recognize its senior athletes moving on to the collegiate level, either on scholarship at a four-year university or at a local junior college. It was a strong class for the Lancers including All-American volleyball player Laura Williams (signed with Oregon State) and star pitcher Anthony […]

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Forty-Two Jackrabbits Sign Scholarships at Long Beach Poly Signing Day

At the beginning of last week’s Signing Day Celebration at Long Beach Poly, Jackrabbit boys’ athletic director Rob Shock took a moment to put things into context for the hundreds of parents, family, and friends gathered. “In all the years I’ve been at Poly as athletic director, 42 is the largest class we’ve ever had […]

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Long Beach Poly Hires Ish Pluton as Boys’ Swim Coach

Long Beach Poly has hired boys’ water polo coach Ish Pluton to be its next boys’ swimming coach, the school confirmed. Pluton has been the head coach of the school’s boys’ water polo team for the last six years, and won a CIF-SS championship this Fall. Pluton, a 2011 Poly grad, is replacing Eddie Kim […]