The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly alum Jack Jones is receiving a rare honor: his jersey has gone on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jones, a star defensive back for the Miami […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly alum Marcedes Lewis was on the sideline of a Jackrabbit game a few weeks ago, watching longtime Poly boys’ athletic director Rob Shock’s daughter Kendall be honored as one […]
With the NFL and college football seasons in full swing we checked in around the country to see how some guys are doing with their respective teams. Long Beach Poly Juju Smith-Schuster had one catch for five yards during the Kansas City Chiefs contest against Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Smith-Schuster is second on the Chiefs […]
With the NFL season kicking off this week, Long Beach football fans will recognize some familiar names on the field – including three former standouts from Long Beach Poly. The city also has others in supporting roles across the league. Poly Long Beach Poly continues to lead the city and the nation as one of […]
The Long Beach football community suffered a shocking loss earlier this month with the sudden passing of LBCC alum and Super Bowl LII champion Bryan Braman at the age of 38. Braman was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer in February and despite aggressive treatment, declined rapidly before passing away on July 17. […]
Time and time again, local athletes have shown that the journey from Long Beach to the NFL is a round-trip, not a one-way voyage. Jordan High School alum John Timu is the latest example of a former NFL player returning to his hometown to offer a football camp to aspiring young athletes. This year’s edition, […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Generations of Jackrabbits returned home to Long Beach Poly last Saturday to honor one of the school’s most successful and iconic coaches. Don Norford, or “Papa Don” to those who know him best, spent nearly four decades coaching athletes in the Poly track & field […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Just two days after Christmas, Delaware State University made a big splash with the announcement that DeSean Jackson would be their next head football coach. That news reverberated from Dover to Long Beach, and some of the city’s aspiring football talent […]
Wilson alum Joel Bitonio continues to make history, as he was just named to his seventh consecutive NFL Pro Bowl. Long Beach has produced more than 100 NFL players, but none have more Pro Bowl appearances than Bitonio. The interior offensive lineman was a star at Wilson in football as well as basketball, and went […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly alum JuJu Smith-Schuster will play in his second Super Bowl next Sunday, as his Kansas City Chiefs try to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Smith-Schuster and the Chiefs defeated the Eagles two years ago for the Super Bowl, a game in which the […]