Nine Long Beach products representing six local schools have made final 53-man rosters for the upcoming NFL season, set to kick off this Thursday evening. Long Beach Poly leads the way with five players, plus a pair on practice squads. Support The562.org Poly The retirement of Jurrell Casey leaves a big hole. Casey was one […]
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Volleyball: Millikan Knocks Off Poly In Five-Set Thriller
The Millikan girls’ volleyball team hasn’t won the Moore League championship since 1996 and no one on the current Rams coaching staff was quite sure of the last time the team beat Long Beach Poly. Millikan did just that in a thrilling five-set match at home on Tuesday, sending a message to the rest of […]
VIDEO: Millikan vs. Poly Volleyball
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COLUMN: Long Beach Goes Back to School During Emotional Week
Long Beach is a city built around its schools in the same way that some towns are built around a coal mine, or an automobile factory. Education employs more Long Beach residents than any other industry, by a mile, and the Long Beach Unified School District is the city’s biggest employer, as well as its […]
Long Beach High School Football Schedule, Week Four
Long Beach High School Football Schedule, Week Four All games 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Thursday, Sept. 9 Long Beach Poly vs. Leuzinger (at Cabrillo High) Compton at Dominguez, 5 p.m. St. Anthony at Wilson Friday, Sept. 10 Cabrillo vs. Lynwood Jordan at St. Paul Lakewood vs. Mayfair (at Veterans Memorial Stadium) Millikan vs. La […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Damian Henderson, Jordan Football Two weeks after his spectacular week one debut, Jordan junior Damian Henderson has another sensational game last week in a win over Fairfax. Henderson had three touchdowns: an 80-yard kickoff return, a 20-yard run, and a […]
Football: Long Beach Poly Flattened By Mission Viejo
A young Long Beach Poly team wasn’t ready for primetime as the Jackrabbits were beaten handily by Mission Viejo in a televised game Friday night. Poly fell to 0-2 on the season with the loss, which saw them trail by just seven at halftime but fall 41-14. “It’s very hard to win when you give […]
VIDEO: Millikan vs. St. Anthony Football
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LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly vs Mission Viejo Football, Millikan vs St. Anthony, Wilson at Huntington Beach
We’ll have live updates from tonight’s high school football games with Long Beach Poly and Mission Viejo kicking off at 7:30 p.m. and the other games kicking off at 7 p.m. CLICK HERE for our previews of the games. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org
High School Football Preview, Long Beach Poly vs. Mission Viejo
Fresh off a tough loss against Serra last week, Long Beach Poly (0-1) is preparing for another tough test in their home opener tonight against Mission Viejo at Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7:30 p.m., in a game that will be televised on Bally Sports. “Watching the film, it was disappointing because we made so many […]