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Cross Country Long Beach Poly Millikan

Cross Country: Long Beach Poly Tops Millikan In Pair of Thrillers

The high school sports scene has burst back into life in Long Beach in fits and starts, with cross country meets and water polo games paving the way for Friday Nights Lights at the end of this week. The dual cross country meet between Long Beach Poly and Millikan on Wednesday afternoon on Poly’s campus […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Women’s Hoops Season Ends In Heartbreak

The wild ride of the 2020-21 Long Beach State women’s basketball season came to an abrupt and heartbreaking end in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, as the third-seeded Beach were upset by sixth-seeded Cal Poly. The Beach had a one-point lead for the last minute but a […]

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Long Beach Poly Water Polo Wilson

Girls’ Water Polo: Wilson Tops Poly In Moore League Return

It was a successful return to the pool for the Wilson girls’ water polo team on Monday evening at Cabrillo High, as the Bruins took down rival Poly, 14-1. “It was fun, you can tell it’s been a long layoff but they swam well,” said Wilson coach Barry O’Dea of his Bruins squad. “Our centers […]

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Athlete of the Week Cross Country Golf Long Beach Poly Long Beach State

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Kyle Johnson, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly senior Kyle Johnson won his first career varsity race last week in leading the Jackrabbits to a team victory over Lakewood. Johnson ran a 17:34 over Poly’s 5K campus […]

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Cabrillo Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Water Polo Wilson

LONG BEACH HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO PREVIEW

In the nick of time, the California Department of Public Health modified its guidelines to allow high school water polo to happen this year. The sport has a deep history in Long Beach and this season will be unlike any other, with games happening almost every day during an accelerated two-week season that will still […]

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Cabrillo Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Water Polo Wilson

Long Beach Boys’ Water Polo Preview

The Wilson water polo team is one of the most dominant dynasties in Long Beach sports history, in years both bizarre and regular. This year the Bruins are going for a 13th consecutive Moore League championship, which would also be their 34th in the last 36 seasons. Head coach Jeff Nesmith played a young team […]

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Cabrillo Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Water Polo Wilson

Long Beach Girls’ Water Polo Preview

The Wilson girls’ water polo team is going for its third league championship in a row, and has only lost two since the Moore League added the girls’ game in the 2001-02 school year. The Bruins return some great players and have yet again added another talented freshman class with Olympic Development Program experience. “The […]

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Athlete of the Week Basketball Cross Country Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Volleyball Wilson

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Nico Colchico, Wilson Cross Country Wilson’s Nico Colchico is a three-sport athlete for the Bruins, excelling in cross country, track, and basketball. He’s finally gotten a chance to compete for Wilson again with sports returning and he made the most […]

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Column Swimming Water Polo

COLUMN: New Belmont Pool a Win For All of Long Beach

Finally. More than seven years since the closure of the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, the crown jewel of the Long Beach sports world is getting a worthy replacement. Last week the California Coastal Commission issued what should be the final “yes” vote to construct the new Belmont Pool, after years of red tape, lawsuits, rallies […]