EJ Andrews
Long Beach Poly

Feature: EJ Andrews Helping Power Poly Into First-Place Battle

Long Beach Poly’s baseball team enters the third week of league play in a position the Jackrabbits haven’t found themselves in for a few years: first place. Poly started the season 3-0 and is tied for first place with Millikan, with the two teams headed for a Wednesday 3:30 p.m. showdown at Blair Field. A […]

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Athlete of the Week Long Beach City College Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Wilson

The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Welcome back to the562.org’s Athletes of the Week, released every Monday. HIGH SCHOOL Ariyonna Augustine, Long Beach Poly Track California’s reigning sprint queen put on a show last weekend at the Arcadia Invitational. The LSU signee won the 100 and 200 state championship last year and already owned this year’s top time in the 200 […]

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Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Wilson

Swim Preview: Wilson, Poly Rivalry Makes Moore League Special

The words “marquee swimming rivalry” don’t get typed very often—except in Long Beach, where the Moore League provides fascinating storylines and big-time headlines. Two dates to circle: on April 20 Wilson will host Poly in a dual meet and on May 3rd and 4th at Cabrillo the city’s best will compete at the league finals. […]

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Athlete of the Week Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Millikan

The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Welcome back to another edition of the562.org’s Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Nolan Brown, Long Beach Poly Baseball Long Beach Poly didn’t beat any of the three other Moore League playoff baseball teams last season, and wanted to change that this year. Their power-packed lineup pulled off an 11-10 extra-innings win over Lakewood last […]

Chase Utley
Long Beach Poly

Watch Chase Utley’s Tear-Jerking Reunion

Twelve years ago Long Beach Poly alum Chase Utley met a young cancer patient named Devin Smeltzer. Utley was a star with the Phillies at the time and Smeltzer was a 10 year-old who’d been undergoing treatment for bladder and prostate cancer for a year. “Baseball let me be a kid, that’s where my love […]