Wednesday, February 12 It’s maybe the biggest Long Beach playoff game of the year, with 13 teams all in action this evening. For girls’ soccer and boys’ basketball it’s the first round while Wilson girls’ water polo continues in the Open Division and the Poly girls host a quarterfinal. Girls’ Water Polo Open Division: Wilson […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Jacob Castillo, Cabrillo Wrestling Cabrillo’s Jacob Castillo made history at last weekend’s Moore League Finals, becoming the first […]
Six teams from Long Beach learned their postseason draws on Saturday afternoon as the CIF-Southern Section released their playoff brackets for boys’ basketball. five teams from the Moore League (Long Beach Poly, Millikan, Lakewood, Cabrillo, and Jordan) along with defending CIF champion St. Anthony are all in the playoffs, with the first round of games […]
We’ll have live updates from today’s CIF-SS soccer playoff bracket release at 10am and basketball playoff bracket release at 12pm; later today we’ll have full stories breaking down the playoff path for the local teams. BOYS SOCCER BRACKET: https://cifss.org/brackets/2024-2025-boys-soccer/ GIRLS SOCCER BRACKET: https://cifss.org/brackets/2024-2025-girls-soccer/ BOYS BASKETBALL BRACKET: https://cifss.org/brackets/2025-boys-basketball/ GIRLS BASKETBALL BRACKET: https://cifss.org/brackets/2025-girls-basketball/ CLICK HERE if you […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. VisitNaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. The No. 1-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has been rolling undefeated through the season, but faced their biggest test […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Photo by Stephen Carr Long Beach Poly and the Long Beach Unified School District are renaming the school’s track for the most successful high school coach in United States history. Poly will officially rename the school’s track and field facility as the Don Norford […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson girls’ water polo team qualified for the CIF Southern Section Open Division, the toughest playoff bracket in the entire nation. The […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly celebrated its February Signing Day with the school’s usual pomp and circumstances, honoring the 21 student-athletes who’ve signed college sports scholarships. As always the Jackrabbits had a big number which included three Harvard-bound athletes as well as those going to Cal, […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Long Beach Poly boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both won their Moore League finales at Cabrillo yesterday, wrapping up undefeated 12-0 league championships. Poly boys def. Cabrillo 66-53 Long Beach Poly defeated an upset-hungry Jags team to wrap up a 12-0 title. It’s […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Jonathan Weston, Long Beach Poly Football Jonathan Weston from Long Beach Poly started the game with an interception […]