It’s hard to imagine a team more in desperate need of a win than the Long Beach Poly football team. The Jackrabbits entered Friday night’s contest with Tustin at 0-2, and hosting their last nonleague game before getting into the Moore League and then facing nationally-ranked Mission Viejo. Poly looked dead in the water trailing […]
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 […]
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. For the last three seasons, Moore League girls’ cross country has been largely defined by the friendly rivalry between Avery Peck and Nadia Mejia. That talented duo will be going head-to-head once again this season, setting up a compelling […]
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. Not since the late 1970s has the Millikan boys’ cross country team won three Moore League championships in a row, but the Rams are hoping to rewrite the record books again this fall. Their depth has helped elevate the […]
The Long Beach Poly football team plays its third game of the year Friday night at home at Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7pm, as the 0-2 Jackrabbits are desperate to get their first win. It won’t be easy and they won’t be favored: Poly hosts undefeated Tustin, and the Cal Preps algorithm projects that the […]
The girls’ tennis season is beginning, and schools across the city are poised for an intense and exciting year in what is bound to be another competitive Moore League season. Much of Long Beach’s tennis world will have its eyes on CAMS as it comes off back-to-back CIF-SS championships and a second place finish in […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. With first-year coaches, returning champions, and brand-new aquatic facilities in Long Beach, there’s plenty to look forward to in the high school boys’ water polo season. We checked in with every team ahead of the season as they prepare […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. It’ll be practically a brand new squad when the Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team takes this pool this year. After posting a 15-9 record last year, 10th-year head coach Ishmael Pluton expects several new and young faces […]