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CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL: Long Beach Poly Wants The Ship

This is Championship Central where you can relive the entire Long Beach Poly football season before their game against St. Francis in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship at St. Francis tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and we’ll have live updates throughout. A limited number of tickets is available by clicking here. […]

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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs. St. Francis, CIF-SS Championship Football

There’s history in the air and history on the line in La Canada tonight as Long Beach Poly takes a trip to St. Francis for the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship game. The Jackrabbits are trying to bring home their 20th CIF-SS title ever, as well as the school’s 127th in any sport. There’s […]

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Feature: Daylen Austin Brings Star Power to Long Beach Poly Football

Long Beach Poly junior defensive back Daylen Austin already had plans for this Saturday. The five-star recruit was scheduled to take an unofficial visit to Oregon, where he was going to watch his older brother Alex suit up for visiting Oregon State in a crosstown rivalry game between the Ducks and Beavers. Daylen had to […]

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LBCC Cross Country Concludes Season at CCCAA State Championships

All of The562’s cross country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. For the first time in more than two decades, the Long Beach City College cross country programs got the chance to compete at the CCCAA State Championship meet. Both Vikings squads headed to Woodward Park […]

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Ticket Info, Links For Long Beach CIF-SS Championship Football Games

We’re hoping that as we drive all over Southern California to cover this week’s championship games, we’ll see you in the stands! Long Beach and Moore League teams made history with four teams in the finals, including Jordan making it for the first time ever and Compton making it for the first time since 1979. […]

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Long Beach Boys’ Soccer Preview 2021-22

It’s fair to say that Long Beach boys’ soccer is elite. The Moore League is one of only a handful of CIF Southern Section leagues that have all of its teams in Division 3 or higher. Wilson, Millikan and Cabrillo are all in Division 1. Long Beach Poly, Jordan and Lakewood are in Division 2, […]

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Boys’ Soccer Preview: Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits

Last year, Long Beach Poly won its second consecutive Moore League boys’ soccer championship for just the second time in school history. This year, the Jackrabbits are going for a three-peat for the first time ever, and head coach Eric Leon is fired up for the opportunity. “We’re eager to get started,” he said. “We […]

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PODCAST: Long Beach High School Football Championship Preview Interviews

This week we’re interviewing players and coaches from the four Long Beach football teams who are playing a CIF Southern Section championship game this weekend. 13:30 Long Beach Poly head coach Stephen Barbee 18:10 Long Beach Poly senior Donovan Poe 19:00 Long Beach Poly senior Jalen Johnson 20:45 Jordan head coach Tim Wedlow 23:00 Jordan […]

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Long Beach Girls’ Basketball Preview 2021-22

After a tumultuous pandemic season, Long Beach is prepping for a high school girls’ basketball season that looks a little bit more like normal. Every coach we spoke with talked about how significant it was to have a full summer and fall offseason, and optimism is running high. Three Long Beach teams made the preseason […]