The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team showed “the Long Beach” in them while winning a five-setter against Bishop Diego in the CIF-SS Division 3 championship last […]
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2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 5 Long Beach Poly Boys’ Track & Field Wins CIF-SS Championship
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. It’s the sign of a historically dominant program when even your bad days end in gold. The Jackrabbits fought through a handful of setbacks at the CIF-SS Track […]
2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 7 Long Beach Poly’s Fiona Lobedecis Wins CIF State Diving Title
The city has a reputation of historical athletic moments, and as the Aquatic Capital of the World, many of these moments have happened in the water. Long Beach Poly senior Fiona Lobedecis had her moment this year, being crowned the CIF State Diving Champion in her senior season. The senior’s win was a dominant one. […]
2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 9 Five Long Beach Teams Win CIF-SS Academic Championships
Out of 556 total high schools in the CIF-SS, Long Beach Poly boys’ and girls’ cross country, Poly boys’ and girls’ wrestling, and Wilson girls’ water polo posted the highest cumulative unweighted team GPAs in the large school division for their respective sports. This success, both in each team’s sport and in the classroom, earn […]
Football: Mater Dei Wins Long Beach Poly Legends 7-On-7 Invitational
The Long Beach Poly Legends 7-on-7 Invitational fit the billing on Saturday as some of the top teams in Southern California convened at 1600 Atlantic in Long Beach. The inaugural tournament saw the host Jackrabbits go undefeated until the championship where they lost to Mater Dei, 12-7. The Monarchs run included bouncing back from two […]
Obituary: Sports, Business Legend Rick Bryson Passes
May 31, 1944 — June 28, 2025 Long Beach is in mourning after the passing of city legend Richard Wayne “Rick” Bryson. Bryson passed away a few weeks ago in Long Beach at the age of 81 after a battle with cancer. The Long Beach native was well-known around the city in both business and […]
Football: Millikan, Long Beach Poly Compete at Battle at the Beach 7-on-7 Tournament
The top two football programs in the Moore League took part in the Battle at the Beach 7-on-7 tournament over the weekend. The annual passing league competition is one of the most respected offseason football tournaments, hosted by Edison High in Huntington Beach. Many of the top programs in Southern California met up for the […]
Jordan High Alum John Timu Hosts 3rd Annual Youth Football Camp
Time and time again, local athletes have shown that the journey from Long Beach to the NFL is a round-trip, not a one-way voyage. Jordan High School alum John Timu is the latest example of a former NFL player returning to his hometown to offer a football camp to aspiring young athletes. This year’s edition, […]