Mike Guardabascio In August of 2010, longtime Long Beach Poly football coach Raul Lara said he thought he had a special freshman player who’d come into his program. “His name is John Smith,” said Lara. “He’s gonna be special. He might be one of those really special kids to come out of here.” Any intelligent […]
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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs Hesperia CIF Soccer
The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation.
CIF Soccer: Long Beach Poly Wins Penalty Kick Thriller With Hesperia
The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
Friday was another great playoff day for Long Beach teams with both Jordan and Wilson’s boys’ basketball teams advancing. Today promises to be an even better day, with a whopping TEN teams competing across three sports, trying to make it out of the first round of the playoffs. Boys’ Soccer Division 2: Long Beach Poly […]
CIF Basketball: Jordan Boys Beat Liberty, Will Host Quarterfinal
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Jordan’s quest for a boys’ basketball CIF-SS championship took another big step forward on Friday night, as the Panthers took down Liberty on the road in the Division 4A second round, 76-69. The Panthers were led by Kane Young and Franklyn Chambers, who […]
NCAA Volleyball: No. 2 Long Beach State Falls to No. 3 UCLA
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.comto learn more. In front of a sellout crowd at the Walter Pyramid (the first since a whole pandemic ago), the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team lost a tight match with UCLA in four sets. The final score didn’t tell […]
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach State vs UCLA NCAA Volleyball
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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
Thursday was a historically great day for Long Beach playoff teams, as they went 8-2 to advance to the next round. Today, three teams will try to make it to the playoffs’ second week. Boys’ Basketball Division 4AA: Wilson vs. St. Monica Prep, 7 p.m. Division 4A: Jordan at Liberty, 7 p.m. Girls’ Soccer Division […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs Alemany CIF Basketball
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management.
CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Defense Locks Down Alemany
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. It was one of those special nights in the Ron Palmer […]











