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Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Comes Up Short At The Buzzer In Loss To Kennedy

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. From start to finish of the CIF-SS Division 7 second-round matchup against Kennedy, the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team went through a whirlwind of emotions. From a dominant start and […]

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CIF Boys’ Basketball: Millikan Holds Off Windward in Overtime Nail-Biter

The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. If there was any skepticism left after Millikan’s lopsided first-round win over Thousand Oaks in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, that doubt can now be put to bed. The second round was a completely different matchup for […]

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CIF Girls’ Soccer: Shorthanded Wilson Falls To La Canada In First Round

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It was hard to watch the Wilson girls’ soccer team’s Division 3 playoff opener without asking yourself, ‘What if?’ Less than two hours […]

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CIF Boys’ Basketball: Millikan Thumps Thousand Oaks For First Round Win

The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. If there were any blemishes in the CIF-SS competitive equity format, Millikan’s first-round playoff matchup was a glaring example. It was anything but a close basketball game to open the Division 1 playoffs for the undefeated Moore League […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. Jojo Wicker, Millikan Boys’ Basketball Jojo Wicker was unreal for Millikan in its decisive win over Long Beach Poly last week. […]

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Girls’ Soccer: CIF-SS Brackets Released

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The CIF-SS girls’ soccer brackets were released Saturday morning, and Long Beach has four teams representing in Divisions 2 through 5. All games are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 12, at 5pm, but are subject to time […]

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Boys’ Soccer: CIF-SS Brackets Released

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The CIF-SS boys’ soccer brackets were released Saturday morning, with five Long Beach teams finding their placements across four different divisions. All games are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 5pm, but are subject to time […]

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Men’s Volleyball: No. 2 Long Beach State Reverse-Swept by No. 1 UCLA

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. You don’t often get the chance to see the country’s best go head-to-head, and Friday night’s national championship rematch between Long Beach State and UCLA delivered exactly what you’d expect from the top two teams in the nation. In […]