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 […]
It was an exciting week of football in Long Beach. St. Anthony, Jordan and Long Beach City College started their 2025 campaigns. Here’s where things stand after Week 2. TEAM LEAGUE RECORD OVERALL POINTS FOR POINTS AGAINST Moore League Compton 0-0 2-0 97 7 Wilson 0-0 2-0 72 14 Millikan 0-0 […]
Randy Moffitt: 10/13/1948 – 08/28/2025 The city lost a baseball legend last week with the passing of Long Beach Poly and Long Beach State MLB product Randy Moffitt, who died at home after an illness at the age of 76. Moffitt is a member of several local Halls of Fame and was an MLB pitcher […]
We had an action-packed week of football with Wilson and Compton moving to 2-0. We’ve got another slate of big games this week. All start times 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, September 5 Poly vs TustinWilson vs Sunny HillsCompton vs ParamountJordan at La CanadaMillikan at DowneyCabrillo at BanningLakewood at EdisonSt. Anthony at Torrance Saturday, September […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn Richardson, Long Beach Poly Flag Football Richardson had a big game on both sides of the ball […]
Long Beach Poly is not the home of moral victories. Jackrabbit fans are a notoriously dissatisfied bunch, so there’s no doubt that most of them will look at Friday night’s loss on the road at San Diego Lincoln and simply remark that Poly has now started the season 0-2 following a 36-20 defeat at the […]
The road doesn’t get any easier for the Long Beach Poly football team (0-1) after a season-opening loss to Leuzinger last week. The Jackrabbits travel to Lincoln Friday night hoping to improve on their offensive performance in last week’s 14-3 defeat to the Olympians; Friday’s game is slated for 7pm. The Hornets have a lot […]
Long Beach Poly girls’ is one of the city’s best program-builders, and the job he’s done with the Jackrabbits over the last two seasons has been remarkable. In his first season in 2023 Poly was co-Moore League champs with Wilson, snapping a three-year title drought. Then last year, with his team’s culture fully formed, the […]
Here’s where things stand after Week One of the Long Beach High School season. TEAM LEAGUE RECORD OVERALL POINTS FOR POINTS AGAINST Moore League Millikan 0-0 2-0 76 34 Compton 0-0 1-0 41 0 Wilson 0-0 1-0 35 0 Cabrillo 0-0 0-1 26 56 Lakewood 0-0 0-1 0 43 Long Beach […]