Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Julia Sutedjo, Long Beach Poly Tennis Long Beach Poly singles star Julia Sutedjo helped to power the Jackrabbits to their historic CIF-SS title. Sutedjo went 3-0 in the championship, the only Poly player to do so in […]
A record four Long Beach and Moore League high school football teams are moving on to the CIF Southern Section semifinals thanks to big wins in the quarterfinals on Friday, with two hosting games this week. All games are Friday 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. We’ll have coverage all week with a feature on every […]
The postseason success continued for Long Beach’s football teams on Friday, as all four Moore League/Long Beach squads picked up quarterfinal victories on the road. Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony, Jordan and Compton are all moving on to the CIF-SS semifinals, and we’ve got coverage from all four wins at the links below. CLICK HERE […]
All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Long Beach’s top distance runners competed for a spot in the CIF-SS Championships over the weekend at Mt. SAC, with Long Beach Poly getting both of its cross country teams through to next Saturday’s Division 1 […]
CIF Football: St. Anthony vs. Katella St. Anthony visited Katella High for the CIF-SS Division 10 quarterfinals on Friday night. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
For most of the season the St. Anthony football team has relied on its running game to carry it to success. With a bruising runner like senior Sone Aupiu, no one can blame them. But over the first two rounds of the playoffs, that focus on the Saints’ running game has allowed senior Conor Hochberg […]
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This week during practice, the message as been the same for coach Raul Lara and the St. Anthony football team — take it one game at a time. It’s a simple message for a team that Lara took over in July and spent a majority of the offseason implementing a brand-new system. That system is […]
This week we’re talking about the familiar and historic things we’ve noticed this month while covering CIF Southern Section playoffs. 03:00 Long Beach boys’ water polo in CIF semifinals 09:30 CIF crowds smaller than usual 19:00 CIF football previews Support The562.org
Friday was a memorable and historic night for Long Beach football and the Moore League. The league went 3-1 in the first round to advance three teams to the quarterfinals for the first time since the early 1980s. Long Beach Poly, Jordan, and Compton all won games–it was the first time the Panthers had advanced […]