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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PREVIEW: Compton vs Paramount, Football

Matt Simon

The excitement that started in the offseason is still buzzing in Hub City as Compton is off to a 2-0 start for the second time in three years. With a punishing rushing attack, Compton is coming off back-to-back 300-yard rushing games but will host a Paramount team on Friday night that has beaten them three […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs Wilson Flag Football

Zadie Kuykendall

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. We’ve got a great photo gallery of Long Beach Poly’s flag football win over Wilson from student photographer Zadie Kuykendall. The Jackrabbits won 50-0 behind four passing touchdowns from Aaya McLyn […]

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CIF Commissioner Says Sports Schedule To Remain Unchanged

Tyler Hendrickson

Speaking at a CIF Southern Section council meeting last week, commissioner Rob Wigod indicated that there would be no forthcoming changes to the 2020-21 sports calendar. Back in July, Wigod introduced major modifications to the sports schedule for the 2020-21 school year, which pushed the start date for fall sports to mid-December and January. “We […]