High School Cross Country: Long Beach Poly vs. Lakewood Long Beach Poly defeated Lakewood in a rainy dual meet on Wednesday afternoon. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
Check out these photos from a rainy dual meet between Poly and Lakewood/Jordan, taken by photographer John Napalan. Support The562.org
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Nico Colchico, Wilson Cross Country Wilson’s Nico Colchico is a three-sport athlete for the Bruins, excelling in cross country, track, and basketball. He’s finally gotten a chance to compete for Wilson again with sports returning and he made the most […]
After a year of silence, the clicks, snaps, and pops of football helmets and pads have returned to the high school fields of Long Beach, thanks to plummeting COVID-19 numbers and swift action on the part of the city’s high school sports administrators. After a 2020 with no football games and months without real practices, […]
Photo from 2019 season preview photo shoot (Other games will be added as they’re finalized, games Fridays at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) March 12 Long Beach Poly vs. Serra Millikan @ Los Alamitos St. Anthony vs. Lakewood (Clark Field) March 19 Compton @ Wilson Millikan @ Jordan Poly @ Lakewood (at Cabrillo) St. Anthony […]
For a period of time, Tim Gilmore was tasked with raising money for Long Beach Poly High School. A decade later, the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and the high school are still trying to distance themselves from Gilmore and his organization. Gilmore founded the Long Beach Poly Alumni Association, Inc. in late 2010 […]
It was easy to feel the momentum of high school sports returning at Wilson High on Wednesday afternoon, as the Bruins hosted Poly in a Moore League cross country dual meet. There were fans in the stands, cheerleaders, and excitement from athletes on both ends of the field. Poly swept both boys’ and girls’ varsity […]
High School Cross Country: Long Beach Poly vs Wilson Long Beach’s two oldest rivals went head-to-head in a cross country dual meet hosted by Wilson High. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. […]
Long Beach Poly senior star Peyton Watson made history on Tuesday afternoon as he was named a McDonald’s All-American. Watson fulfilled a lifelong dream with the honor and becomes just the second Poly boys’ player in history and just the fourth boys’ player in Long Beach history to be named to the McDonald’s roster. “I’m […]