We couldn’t be more excited for another Long Beach football season. Millikan kicks things off today in Nevada, then there’s a full slate of games next Friday. This season will feature another much-hyped battle between Millikan and Long Beach Poly, as well as the final season of Veterans Memorial Stadium, the city’s home of high […]
To say that 2024 was a difficult year for the Long Beach Poly football team would be an understatement. A young Jackrabbits team went 0-4 against a tough nonleague schedule (with three blowouts), then lost their first Moore League game since 2009 in a 53-40 defeat at Millikan. The Jackrabbits were unceremoniously bounced from the […]
Our All-City Athletes of the Year awkward has been running for more than a decade now, just about 10% of the 120 year history of youth sports in Long Beach. In the last dozen years we’ve honored Long Beach kids who went on to be NFL Pro Bowlers, Olympians, NCAA Freshmen of the Year, NCAA […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. Long Beach Poly freshman Loren Fearance immediately put her stamp on the Long Beach golf scene this year, with accomplishments and poise well beyond her years. Fearence immediately became the best […]
Some of our All-City Awards required lengthy deliberation, weighing the pros and cons of a number of potential winners. Then there was our Girls’ Multisport Athlete of the Year Award, which took no time at all. In fact, the award felt inadequate for an athlete who embodied what this honor was all about: relentless determination, […]
Late-game heroics are always memorable, but they just mean a little more when they happen in the postseason. The Long Beach Poly flag football team went unbeaten in Moore League play and found themselves in a tough battle with Esperanza in the CIF-SS quarterfinals back in October, and they needed some magic to keep their […]
Few games carry the weight that Millikan and Long Beach Poly’s 2024 football showdown did—and even fewer manage to live up to the hype. With tarps and fencing surrounding the field, the bleachers packed with fans, and TV cameras lining the sidelines, the stage was set for the most anticipated Moore League football game in […]
Any record in the rich history of Long Beach basketball is worth celebrating—but what Long Beach Poly’s Jovani Ruff and Lakewood’s Nyemah King accomplished in their high school careers is unprecedented. The pair each capped off a standout four-year run as the city’s all-time leading scorer for boys’ and girls’ basketball, respectively. Jovani Ruff joins […]
After months of preparation the Shore Aquatics 18-and-under boys’ water polo team capped its summer with a Gold Division championship at the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics, finishing the tournament with an undefeated 5-0 run in the Gold bracket. In the gold-medal match, Long Beach defeated South Florida 13-11 to win the title in the […]