There was no confetti or celebratory pictures when the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team finished its regular season last week with an impressive road win over Lakewood, 60-37. That completed another gauntlet week for the Jackrabbits that saw them beat Cabrillo (77-25), Lakewood again (73-37), Redondo Union (46-44), and Millikan (58-40). The Jackrabbits didn’t […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo win at Lakewood on Wednesday was special for the Jackrabbits because it was also the 100th win for coach Ish Pluton. Pluton, […]
Lakewood High played host to the 14th annual Steve Lewis Volleyfest last Saturday, featuring four local schools in a top-notch day-long celebration of the sport and of Lewis, the legendary former Lancers coach. Lewis was a mentor to current Lakewood coach Mike Wadley, and as always, he played his current Lakewood team a five-minute movie […]