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Cross Country: Millikan Girls, Poly Boys Prevail in Epic Moore League Finals

A little more than five weeks ago, cross country brought high school sports back to Long Beach with no guarantees that a full season would be possible, or that a league final would ever take place. Those circumstances alone would have made this a memorable campaign, but the 2020-21 cross country season delivered a number […]

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Athlete of the Week Cross Country Football Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Softball Water Polo Wilson

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week, presented by Naples Rib Company.  HIGH SCHOOL Devin Samples, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly sophomore Devin Samples isn’t the biggest guy on the field, but he had the biggest performance of the first week of the season. He led Poly to a 27-21 overtime […]

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Cross Country Long Beach Poly Millikan

Cross Country: Long Beach Poly Tops Millikan In Pair of Thrillers

The high school sports scene has burst back into life in Long Beach in fits and starts, with cross country meets and water polo games paving the way for Friday Nights Lights at the end of this week. The dual cross country meet between Long Beach Poly and Millikan on Wednesday afternoon on Poly’s campus […]

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Athlete of the Week Cross Country Golf Long Beach Poly Long Beach State

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Kyle Johnson, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly senior Kyle Johnson won his first career varsity race last week in leading the Jackrabbits to a team victory over Lakewood. Johnson ran a 17:34 over Poly’s 5K campus […]

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Cross Country Long Beach Poly Long Beach State

Coach Mike Fillipow Leaves Poly Cross Country in Trusted Hands of Cameron Ford

Shortly after Cameron Ford ran his final race at Long Beach State in 2016, he got a call from his former high school coach. Mike Fillipow had spent more than a quarter century at Long Beach Poly, and was coming off his 12th season as head coach of the boys’ cross country program. Fillipow was […]