Long Beach Poly was hoping to turn the page from a frustrating 2024 season in their home opener against Leuzinger on Friday night. The game was the first of the Justin Utupo era, and the new coach was hoping to open up the team’s final season playing at historic Veterans Memorial Stadium with a victory. […]
After 70 years of playing at the historic Veterans Memorial Stadium, Long Beach Poly will kick off its last season at the iconic facility Friday night at 7pm against Leuzinger High. Vets will be torn down at the end of the season to make way for a new, more modern stadium (also sure to be […]
We couldn’t be more excited for another Long Beach football season. Millikan kicks things off today in Nevada, then there’s a full slate of games next Friday. This season will feature another much-hyped battle between Millikan and Long Beach Poly, as well as the final season of Veterans Memorial Stadium, the city’s home of high […]
To say that 2024 was a difficult year for the Long Beach Poly football team would be an understatement. A young Jackrabbits team went 0-4 against a tough nonleague schedule (with three blowouts), then lost their first Moore League game since 2009 in a 53-40 defeat at Millikan. The Jackrabbits were unceremoniously bounced from the […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. It’s a new day on the Northside. The Jordan football team enters the 2025 football season with a brand new coach, a brand new stadium, and a brand new attitude. First-year coach Alfred Rowe was a ball of energy at a recent […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser.
Our All-City Athletes of the Year awkward has been running for more than a decade now, just about 10% of the 120 year history of youth sports in Long Beach. In the last dozen years we’ve honored Long Beach kids who went on to be NFL Pro Bowlers, Olympians, NCAA Freshmen of the Year, NCAA […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Every year an athlete or a team breaks out of the local media world and takes off as a national […]