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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Century Club Banquet Returns With Star-Studded Night

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After a two-year absence caused by COVID-19, the Long Beach Century Club’s Sports Night Banquet recently made its return in a packed house at the Grand. The club’s 65th awards banquet recognized the top high school and college athletes in the city, as well as many volunteers from the local sports world, and also crowned this […]

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Playoff Preview: Long Beach Poly Water Polo

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo has won 11 CIF Southern Section championships, and was for two decades a national power, winning four championships before the school’s vaunted football program had won its first. The last […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Schedule

Mike Guardabascio

It’s a historic day as the first CIF Southern Section flag football playoff games every played are going on today. We’ll have coverage of every game. Tuesday, October 22 Division 2: Long Beach Poly vs Los Altos, 5pm Division 3: Lakewood vs Knight, 5pm Division 3: Millikan vs Canyon Springs, 5pm Division 4: Cabrillo at […]