Eli Aquino
Eli Aquino began working with The562 as part of its inaugural intern class in 2021 and continued throughout high school as a freelancer. He joined The562’s staff in 2024 and was later promoted to Editorial Associate & Staff Writer. He is currently in his second year at Long Beach State.

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Football St. Anthony

PREVIEW: St. Anthony Football vs. Gahr

JJ Fiddler

St. Anthony (0-4) is back at Clark Field at 7 p.m. tonight for another nonleague matchup with Gahr. The Saints are still two weeks away from getting healthy, and staring the new Del Rey League schedule. Gahr (1-2) lost to Millikan and North Torrance after opening the year with a win over Jefferson. Senior Micah […]

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PODCAST: CIF Soccer Stories, Athletes Of The Week & Hating The New Football League

JJ Fiddler

This week on the show Mike and JJ interview local soccer coach Dalton Kaufman about everything Long Beach futbol, announce the Athletes Of The Week for the first CIF winter playoff games and rant about how much we hate the new football league. Well, mostly it’s JJ who hates it. Enjoy! 06:45 Offseason Reset Interview: […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Loses In Overtime

JJ Fiddler

Saturday’s second game in as many days between Long Beach State men’s basketball and Cal State Fullerton looked a lot like Friday’s game with one big difference. Just like Friday, LBSU took an early lead on Saturday thanks to hot shooting and strong defense. And just like Friday, Fullerton came all the way back in […]