It was a frustrating opening week of the football season at Long Beach Poly, where COVID-19 positives necessitated a week-long shutdown. The Jackrabbits have been back practicing since Saturday, however, in preparation for their season opener Friday at 7 p.m. on the road against Serra. Poly also got some good news last week with three […]
Congratulations to our first Athletes of the Week of the school year and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Damian Henderson, Jordan Football Jordan junior Damian Henderson turned in a star performance in the team’s season-opening overtime win, with a rushing touchdown, a kickoff return for a touchdown, a sack, a […]
I covered two important events in the world of Long Beach schools last week, and they helped me chart the course for how I’m going to try and navigate the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, I was in attendance for the Long Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education meeting. At the meeting, […]
All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Thursday, Aug. 26 Cabrillo vs. Jefferson Jordan at JW North Friday, Aug. 27 Long Beach Poly at Serra Millikan at Carlsbad Lakewood at Peninsula, 3 p.m. Compton vs. Centennial at Compton College, 5 p.m. St. Anthony at Mayfair Support The562.org
A young Millikan team missed its opportunity to start the 2021 season with a win on Friday night, falling to a disciplined and scrappy Santa Ana team. The Rams jumped out to an early lead but saw it disappear after a series of missteps, with their comeback effort falling short in a 48-41 loss to […]
We’ll have live updates from the return of high school football tonight at 7 p.m. as Wilson hosts Warren, Millikan hosts Santa Ana, and Cabrillo visits Hawkins CLICK HERE for our previews of the games. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org
It’s been 658 days since Cabrillo’s last football game, but tonight the Jaguars are back. Head coach Shane Gonzales, who was hired close to two years ago, will get to see his team suit up for a game for the first time in what’s sure to be an emotional experience. The Jaguars travel to Hawkins […]
By the time the final whistle blew, tears and emotion were flowing freely on the field at Jordan. The Panthers had just won a war of attrition with Kennedy, reversing momentum several times in a game that literally came down to the last play. After stopping the Irish short on an attempted two-point conversion, the […]
We’ll have live updates from the return of high school football tonight at 7 p.m. as Jordan hosts Kennedy and St. Anthony hosts San Pedro. CLICK HERE for our previews of the games. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has a proud and trophy-laden history that dates back decades. Throughout that time, the Beach (formerly the 49ers) have run essentially the same warmup, a nationally-known progression of drills that began under head coach Brian Gimmillaro, who won three NCAA titles. Last weekend, fifth-year head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer […]