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 Long Beach Poly

CIF Flag Football: Long Beach Poly Stifled by Glendora’s Defense in Quarterfinal Loss

Eli Aquino

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. The second half of Long Beach Poly’s CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinal against Glendora on Tuesday was like a bad dream that kept getting worse. It was a battle of defenses after […]

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Long Beach High School Football CalPreps Rankings, Week Ten

Mike Guardabascio

With the new playoff format last year, the number question we got at every practice we went to was about playoff divisions. With that in mind we’re going to track where teams stand each week in the CalPreps rankings, which are used to determine the CIF Southern Section’s playoff divisions at the end of the […]

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Lakewood Hires Mario Morales As Next Football Coach

Mike Guardabascio

Lakewood has its next football coach, as the school’s longtime athletic director Mike Wadley confirmed to The 562 Tuesday evening that the Lancers are hiring longtime local football coach Mario Morales. Morales had successful tenures at St. Anthony and Wilson, and has been on campus at Lakewood for 14 years, currently as a dean of […]