The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson volleyball star Simrin Adams recently committed to Stanford, where she will continue her decorated career on the sand, leaving indoor volleyball behind when she graduates Wilson in the 2027. “Leading up to recruitment Stanford wasn’t at the top of my […]
Randy Moffitt: 10/13/1948 – 08/28/2025 The city lost a baseball legend last week with the passing of Long Beach Poly and Long Beach State MLB product Randy Moffitt, who died at home after an illness at the age of 76. Moffitt is a member of several local Halls of Fame and was an MLB pitcher […]
Long Beach Poly is not the home of moral victories. Jackrabbit fans are a notoriously dissatisfied bunch, so there’s no doubt that most of them will look at Friday night’s loss on the road at San Diego Lincoln and simply remark that Poly has now started the season 0-2 following a 36-20 defeat at the […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser.
The road doesn’t get any easier for the Long Beach Poly football team (0-1) after a season-opening loss to Leuzinger last week. The Jackrabbits travel to Lincoln Friday night hoping to improve on their offensive performance in last week’s 14-3 defeat to the Olympians; Friday’s game is slated for 7pm. The Hornets have a lot […]
Girls’ volleyball has quickly become one of the top sports in the Long Beach high school sports scene, and last year was a recent highwater mark for the local squads. Long Beach Poly won the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship and made a deep state run, while Wilson won a first-round playoff match in […]
Long Beach Poly girls’ is one of the city’s best program-builders, and the job he’s done with the Jackrabbits over the last two seasons has been remarkable. In his first season in 2023 Poly was co-Moore League champs with Wilson, snapping a three-year title drought. Then last year, with his team’s culture fully formed, the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. After a co-Moore League championship in 2023, Wilson finished second in league last year behind Poly with a 9-3 league record. The Bruins made it to the second round of the playoffs and are back hoping for their first non-shared league […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The Millikan Rams have been a program on the rise under head coach Antoinette De La Espriella. Millikan went 8-4 to finish third in the Moore League last year but got a big program win over Wilson, and […]