The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. For most of Tuesday night, Long Beach Poly was the slightly better team in the CIF-SS Division 3 girls’ water polo semifinals against Flintridge Sacred Heart at Cabrillo High. But the visiting Tologs did more than enough damage in […]
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CIF Boys’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly Takes Down Culver City
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The CIF playoffs aren’t about style points, merely about surviving and advancing. In a parallel universe, Long Beach Poly may have won their second round match against Culver City by a handful of goals, […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Culver City, CIF Boys’ Soccer
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.
CIF Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Drops Instant Classic at Los Al, Ruff Sets Scoring Record
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Much will be said about the new playoff format for the CIF-Southern Section and how it impacts all sports, including boys’ basketball. But any formula that produces games like we saw on Friday night at Los Alamitos High must be getting something right. Two public […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Los Alamitos, CIF Boys’ Basketball
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.
CIF Girls’ Basketball: Slow Start Dooms Long Beach Poly Against Summit
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Moore League champions from Long Beach Poly got a rude welcome to the postseason by the visiting Summit High on Thursday night. The Jackrabbits were flummoxed by the Skyhawks’ defensive pressure, leading to a rash of turnovers and easy buckets for the visitors from […]
CIF Boys’ Basketball: Cabrillo Flushes Royal, Advances to Second Round
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The Cabrillo boys’ basketball program is making success the standard, and they were at it again on Wednesday night in their CIF-SS Division 2A playoff opener. The Jags took care of business against the visiting Royal Highlanders, cruising to a 65-38 victory. Senior forward […]
CIF Girls’ Soccer: Cabrillo Endures PK’s for Program’s First Playoff Win
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. When you’ve waited almost 30 years for your first playoff win, what’s another couple hours in the rain? The Cabrillo Jaguars played a scoreless 80 minutes, then a pair of overtime periods against […]
CIF Girls’ Soccer: Millikan Lets One Slip Away vs. Mission Viejo
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The Millikan Rams led in every statistic in their playoff opener against Mission Viejo, except the one that counts. Despite outplaying the visiting Diablos for most of the night, the Rams were unable to protect their early lead in a frustrating 2-1 loss to […]
NCAA Softball: No. 2 Oklahoma Escapes Long Beach State After 11th Inning Rally
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Sunday’s home opener for Long Beach State Softball began with a show of respect for the head coach in the opposing dugout. LBSU softball alum Patty Gasso threw out the ceremonial first pitch in her return to her alma mater, […]