Long Beach Poly alum JuJu Smith-Schuster got great news Monday afternoon, as the 22 year-old has been named to this year’s NFL Pro Bowl. The Steelers wide receiver was the top Pro Bowl alternate and steps into a space vacated by his Pittsburgh teammate Antonio Brown, who is sitting out due to injury. “What a […]
It was a memorable year for Long Beach City College, with plenty of highs and lows for the Vikings’ athletics programs. The year began with a fun day for LBCC fans, as the Philadelphia Eagles and LBCC alum Bryan Braman won a shocking Super Bowl, the first in franchise history. Braman had the game’s final […]
Congratulations to this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Justin Rene, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly senior Justin Rene lit up the competition once again over the winter break for the Jackrabbits. He was named the King Cotton Classic MVP in Arkansas after averaging nearly 30 […]
Long Beach Poly senior Kenya Payne is one of the best high school hurdlers anywhere in the country, and on Sunday evening she made the announcement that she’s committed to continue her career on the collegiate level at USC. Payne’s family was hosting a birthday party for her with a big group of friends and […]
Ray Porter is not one to celebrate himself. A 1973 graduate of Long Beach Poly, he’s spent the last 34 years working as a locker room attendant and campus security officer at his alma mater. In that time, the people who’ve worked with him have never heard him brag about himself or take credit for […]
It was a dream come true for Wilson senior Brooke Gruneisen a few weeks ago, as the stud girls’ water polo player committed to her dream school, UCLA. “It’s been my dream school since I was a little kid growing up around the sport,” she said. “I just love everything there, the tradition of the […]
Congratulations to our final Athletes of the Week of 2018! Click here to see all the winners this year. HIGH SCHOOL Sarah Santos, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly junior Sarah Santos scored a thrilling game-winner against Wilson in a 3-2 win last week, putting it home in the 78th minute. The Jackrabbits’ come-from-behind […]
There was plenty of chatter pregame about how Compton had a good shot at Long Beach Poly’s boys’ basketball team on Thursday night in a battle of the Moore League’s two best teams. Compton took their shot, but the Jackrabbits proved the superior team in a 70-61. “This is a big win for us,” said […]
It’s our last episode before Christmas so we tried to look on the lighter side as Chloe the dog was released from the hospital, a marriage is coming up, and…okay, a sewage spill. That was less positive. We’re also joined by Jason Ruiz to explain the big wetlands/oil land swap 0:00 Intro 2:00 Top News […]
We’ll have live updates from courtside as Long Beach Poly visits Compton with Moore League supremacy on the line. Click here to read our preview of the game. If you see anything missing tweet us at @562sports. Tweets by 562sports