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 entering his second year at Long Beach State.

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Last week at halftime of Jordan’s home basketball game against Long Beach Poly, the Panthers program retired John Ross’ jersey. The Jordan legend starred there for three years after transferring in, and has already gone on to become one of the most successful Panthers alums in history. Ross earned All-American honors at Washington, then broke […]

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The Wilson Bruins showed why they’re the hottest team in Long Beach this week with a 43-7 win over visiting Huntington Beach on Friday. “If we can play that way every week we proved we can do something this year,” Wilson coach Mark Ziegenhagen said. “They’re doing a great job of focusing.” Senior quarterback Ryan […]

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