Grace Abdoo just started the most hectic and important 12 months of her young life, and the Long Beach Poly High junior wouldn’t have it any other way. “I like being busy,” Abdoo said. “I think it builds character as a person.” Abdoo is part of the PACE academic academy at Poly, and the junior […]
It was a hot day in the Long Beach Poly gym and the boys’ and girls’ freshman basketball teams were warming up and practicing free throws. Standing under one of the baskets in the Ron Palmer Pavilion was a familiar figure, one who was objectively overqualified to be serving as a rebounder for the soon-to-be-9th-grader […]
Long Beach Poly senior football player Alex Austin will get a rare honor in the next few weeks, as he’s been selected as one of the 45 high school football players who will represent their country as part of the USA U19 Football team. The team is in Flagstaff for a two-week training camp before […]
PHOTOS BY WILLIAM JOHNSON
PHOTOS BY WILLIAM JOHNSON
John Ross III Foundation Celebrity Football Game Uploaded by The562.org on 2018-07-01.
Presenting our list of the top high school athletes in Long Beach this year in every sport. Come back over the next week for more awards like Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Long Beach Spirit Award, and the big reveal of our top two Athletes of the […]
Another classic year of competition made it hard to decide, but here are our nominations for the top high school moments of the year. 10. Millikan Diver Makes History Millikan sophomore Jenna Sonnenberg made history this year, claiming the CIF Southern Section Division 2 diving championship at the Riverside Aquatic Complex. Sonnenberg finished with a […]
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