Long Beach Poly star senior infielder Tate Hammond committed to UCLA last week, as he will follow in the footsteps of Jackrabbit legend Chase Utley going from 1600 Atlantic to Westwood. The commitment caps a fast recruitment that saw the Bruins aggressively pursue Hammond, a smooth glove with a powerful bat the last three years […]
Standout Long Beach Poly defensive back and sprinter Donte Wright announced his college commitment over the Summer–the highly-touted recruit will continue his athletic career at Georgia. A rising junior, Wright has been ranked as a top-level recruit throughout his high school career and his recruitment has only picked up as his times have dropped in […]
The CIF Southern Section has declared eight Millikan football transfers to be ineligible, part of increased enforcement by the CIF-SS of its transfer rules in the 2025 season. All eight of the players are now listed in the CIF-SS’ public transfer portal as “Denied,” and have been stripped of eligibility to play not just at […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s been a dry decade, but the milk is flowing again at Lakewood High School. Eleven years after the Lancers’ last win over rival Mayfair, Lakewood defeated the Monsoons on Friday to reclaim the city’s iconic Milk Bucket trophy. Lakewood got an […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. One of Southern California’s most fun rivalries renews tonight at John Ford Stadium at Lakewood High, as the Lancers host Mayfair with the Milk Bucket Trophy on the line. The two Lakewood high schools were once separated by dairy farms, so they’ve […]
Out of 569 high schools in the CIF Southern Section, Long Beach Poly’s girls’ program finished second by two points in the standings for this year’s CIF-SS Commissioner Cup, awarded annually to the top program in the section. The Jackrabbits girls compiled 25 points in the championship race and finished second to Santa Margarita, which […]
A well-liked Long Beach high school graduate passed away last week after an accident on the rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood on Sept. 5, where he was undergoing basic training as part of the United States Army’s 48th Infantry Regiment. Andrey Okunev was 18 years old and a recent graduate of Sato High School […]
The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team has been on the uptick this season. The Jackrabbits, reigning Moore League and CIF Southern Section Division 3 champions, are off to a strong start and when Monday’s inaugural CIF-SS rankings came out they were listed at No. 20. But Poly hadn’t yet faced a tough test in […]
Long Beach Poly junior Cedra Talaga recently committed to continue her volleyball career at the University of Illinois. Talaga is one of Southern California’s top players in both the elite club world with Mizuno Long Beach as well as on the high school scene with Long Beach Poly. Talaga helped lead the Jackrabbits to a […]