Long Beach Poly alum DeSean Jackson is heading into his 14th season in the NFL, but he still hasn’t forgotten where he came from. Jackson, set to debut this year with the Los Angeles Rams, paid a visit to his alma mater last week, where he surprised the team with brand new cleats for every […]
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PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly Alum DeSean Jackson Hosts FAST Camp
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All-City Inspirational Story of the Year: Long Beach Poly Football
There was a moment after the Long Beach Poly football team’s season-opening overtime win over Serra where Jackrabbits coach Stephen Barbee was overcome with emotion, and needed a second before he could answer a question. “These kids inspire me,” he said. “They put in work every day, they didn’t take days off, even when stuff […]
All-City Dual-Sport Athletes of the Year: Kenny Barnabee, Xavier Heard
Hopefully there will never need to be another sports schedule like the one we saw this past spring. Sports seasons overlapped in new and difficult ways, making it even more challenging for multi-sport athletes to pursue their various passions. There were a number of athletes who navigated those choppy waters, but two of them stood […]
PODCAST: Interview With Lakewood Football Coach Justin Utupo
This week on our podcast What Up, Long Beach?! we’re talking about the incredible tradition of Long Beach in Major League Baseball and catching up with Lakewood football coach Justin Utupo (15:00) Support The562.org
All-City Comeback Of The Year: Lakewood’s Marcell Lineberger Returns To Football After Chemotherapy
Many felt like the world stopped in March of 2020, but for Marcell Lineberger it was a chance to catch up and get back to what he loves. The Lakewood wide receiver was diagnosed with Pancreatoblastoma, a rare type of pancreatic cancer, in December 2019. The inevitable delay of the 2020 high school football season […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly, LA Chargers Host High School Football Passing League
LA Chargers Passing League Football at Long Beach Poly Visit https://www.the562.org/ for more Long Beach sports coverage PHOTOS: LA Chargers Host Passing League Football At Long Beach Poly
Football: St. Anthony Hires Poly Coaching Great Raul Lara
After announcing they’d parted ways with longtime football coach Mario Morales yesterday, St. Anthony is making big waves today with the announcement that they’ve hired Long Beach Poly coaching great Raul Lara to be the Saints’ next coach. Lara won five CIF-SS Division 1 championships while coaching the Jackrabbits, then had a successful stint coaching […]
Football: St. Anthony Parts Ways With Mario Morales
St. Anthony is parting ways with its most successful football coach in half a century, as the school didn’t renew its contract with head coach Mario Morales. “I was called in for a meeting today at noon, it took about a minute and they said they’re going in another direction,” said Morales. “It’s been great, […]