Cabrillo High is officially looking for five new coaches to start next school year. The Jaguars need softball, cross country, track and field, girls’ tennis and boys’ tennis coaches to fill empty positions. They are all walk-on coaching jobs, and the tennis positions can be combined for one coach to head both programs. Interested candidates […]
Track & Field
CIF Announces Postseason Plans for Track & Field
This season is already gearing up to be a memorable one for local track & field athletes. Several Long Beach schools have prominent athletes who project as some of the state’s best, but postseason competition remained in question until this week. On Monday morning, the CIF-Southern Section confirmed that a Boys’ and Girls’ Track and […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our winners this week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Ryan Skjonsby, Long Beach Poly Baseball Ryan Skjonsby had a huge game in Poly’s win at Lakewood last week. He reached base in all four trips to the plate going 2/2, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBIs, BB, HBP. Skjonsby […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson Track and Field
Yesterday marked the first Moore League track and field dual meets of the season as Long Beach Poly visited Wilson in a meeting of the city’s two top teams. The Jackrabbits prevailed in the boys’ and girls’ team competitions with Poly’s Miguel Orozco setting a new state leading mark in the long jump and Wilson’s […]
Long Beach High School Track & Field Preview
High school track and field season begins in earnest in Long Beach this week, as the Moore League schedule opens on Wednesday with the always-anticipated dual meet between Long Beach Poly and Wilson, at the Bruins’ stadium. Perhaps no sport had more star athletes’ seasons cut short last year than track and field, making 2021’s […]
CIF-SS Announces Postseason Plan for Spring Sports
This story has been updated with quotes from CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod during Monday’s press conference. The CIF-Southern Section has just announced that there will be postseason play in the 2020-21 school year. With recent changes to California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines permitting schools to travel across multiple county lines for competition, the […]
Lakewood Ready to Break Ground on New Field & Track Facility
Lakewood High School is preparing to have a whole new look once the next school year rolls around this fall. After renovations were completed on the football field and track at Millikan, Lakewood is next in line to have their athletic facilities overhauled. The renovation project at Lakewood is set to break ground in early […]
Millikan’s New Football Field, Track Completed
East Long Beach has a new look thanks to a state-of-the-art field that was recently installed at Millikan High School. The artificial turf field and surrounding all-weather track are the latest renovations to the Long Beach Unified School District’s high school athletic facilities, and it has given DeHaven Stadium a noticeable upgrade. “It looks beautiful, […]
PODCAST: Interview & College Choice Announcement With Long Beach Poly Track & Field Star Jade McDonald
We’re covering a lot of ground on this episode as we interview Long Beach Poly track and field star Jade McDonald about her college choice and what the recruiting trail (or lack there of) was like. We’ll also discuss how Compton High basketball is trying to help stop recent gun violence, how the CIF schedule […]