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Long Beach Poly
CIF State Cross Country: Will Frankenfeld Takes Third, Poly Takes Sixth
The Long Beach Poly boys’ cross country team had a successful trip to Clovis for the CIF State Division 1 championship, where senior Will Frankenfeld finished third overall as an individual and the team finished sixth. “It was a great trip, the guys performed well in a super competitive race,” said Poly coach Mike Fillipow. […]
Long Beach Poly Cross Country Family Carrying On State Tradition
It’s a cliche that a good high school sports program is like a family, but it’s also true. Like any family, the Long Beach Poly boys’ cross country team has some traditions. For example: the Wednesday before Thanksgiving they met at Bolsa Chica for a three-mile tempo run, and then retreated to Nick’s in Seal […]
PODCAST: How To Vote Long Beach For NFL Pro Bowl
On this episode of What Up, Long Beach?! we’re talking about voting Long Beach for the NFL Pro Bowl and the teams to watch for in the upcoming winter sports season. 01:20 Vote Long Beach For NFL Pro Bowl 09:00 Long Beach High School Winter Teams To Watch 09:25 Basketball 12:00 Soccer 14:30 Water Polo […]
COLUMN: Amateur Sports Needs Students To Survive
If prep sports get more serious every year, then why are the crowds shrinking? Not that long ago we saw the Long Beach Poly and Lakewood football game almost sell out Veterans Memorial Stadium. We didn’t see a football sellout this season. Not even close. It wasn’t that long ago we saw the Walter Pyramid […]
Long Beach Century Club Announces Hall Of Fame Class
Long Beach Century Club president Ben Goldberg announced the club’s Hall of Fame honorees at a meeting last week. The Century Club Hall of Fame is Long Beach’s only sports Hall of Fame that spans all sports and schools, and has taken on an air of prestige as a result. “We think this year’s class […]
FEATURE: Poly’s Will Frankenfeld Is Finishing His Unfinished Business
When Will Frankenfeld began this cross country season, he put two words as its theme: unfinished business. Last year as a junior, the Long Beach Poly standout proved himself the best distance runner in the city, but was disappointed with the way he finished the season, taking 13th place in the CIF-SS Finals and falling […]
LB In NFL: Pro Bowl Voting Open For Six Long Beach Products
Pro Bowl voting has officially opened at NFL.com, and there are six Long Beach products on the ballot, including a few trying to make history. JuJu Smith-Schuster and Jayon Brown, both Poly alums, will have a decent shot to get their first Pro Bowl honors while DeSean Jackson and Jurrell Casey are aiming for their […]
The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Will Frankenfeld, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly senior Will Frankenfeld did something a Long Beach runner hadn’t done since 2000, winning last weekend’s CIF Southern Section Division 1 cross country championship. Frankenfeld’s time of […]
Cross Country: Poly’s Will Frankenfeld Wins CIF Title, Jackrabbits State-Bound
Long Beach Poly senior Will Frankenfeld continued his record-setting year with a huge honor, winning the CIF Southern Section Division 1 cross country championship with an eye-popping time of 14:35.8. The Finals were held at Riverside City Cross Country course on a dusty three-mile route. Frankenfeld is Long Beach’s first individual cross country champion since […]