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Lakewood Water Polo

Season Preview: Lakewood Boys’ Water Polo

All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Lakewood is starting an exciting new era with the arrival of coach Charles Wright. The Wilson alum has been a coach at Shore Aquatics and wants to build that relationship to help the Lancers take the next […]

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Jordan Water Polo

Season Preview: Jordan Boys’ Water Polo

All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Jordan is also trying to revamp its program under former Lakewood coach Phil Geiger after the Panthers missed the spring season. Geiger came to Jordan to operate the pool and get the water polo program on track […]

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Aqualand Sponsors The562’s Water Polo Coverage for 2021-22

All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year has been sponsored by Aqualand–a family-run business founded by Matty & Lesley Mitchell. Aqualand offers a variety of camps for children and adults covering various aquatic activities including surfing and water polo. The sponsorship will help offset The562’s costs in producing season previews, game […]

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Long Beach Boys’ Water Polo Tournament Starts Tomorrow

All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo is hosting the Long Beach Invitational tournament again this weekend with Moore League counterparts Wilson and Millikan also in the mix of 24 teams. Poly, Cabrillo, Jordan and the Belmont Plaza […]

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Obituary: Wilson Aquatics Community Mourning Kobe Jackson

The Wilson aquatics community is mourning the loss of one of its own. Kobe Jackson, who graduated in the class of 2017, passed away in his sleep on August 24. He was 22 years-old. “I am still a little numb by the whole thing,” Wilson boys swim coach Eric Berg said. Berg, whose sons Jack […]

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PHOTOS: Wilson Boys’ Water Polo Wins Season Opener

The boys’ water polo season started today and Wilson opened its campaign with a bang. The Bruins went on the road to beat Servite 18-6 while senior star Gray Carson scored seven goals. Zac Crenshaw scored six goals,  Hank Rivers chipped in a hat trick and goalkeeper Brady Simon made 11 saves. Photos by Tracey […]

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Long Beach Representatives Performing Well At Tokyo Summer Olympics

Long Beach representatives at the Tokyo Summer Olympics are already putting up some impressive statistics. USA men’s volleyball has won two of its first three matches as part of Pool B and have tough games coming up against Brazil and Argentina this weekend. Long Beach State alum TJ DeFalco had a phenomenal performance in the […]

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Wilson High Continues Unparallelled Olympic Tradition in Tokyo Games

For the first time this millennium, Wilson High water polo legend Tony Azevedo (pictured above) is not competing at the Olympic Games, but the Bruins’ Olympic tradition lives on in Tokyo. — Wilson High School’s connection to the Olympic Games began back in 1952. That’s when legendary diver Pat McCormick–along with 800m runner John Barnes–became […]

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Long Beach State Olympics Water Polo Wilson

Feature: USA Water Polo Reloads With Long Beach’s Next Generation

Local legend Tony Azevedo carried the banner for Long Beach as part of the USA Men’s National Team for nearly two decades. Now it’s time for the next generation to put their name in the history books and continue the unrivaled Long Beach water polo tradition at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Azevedo played in a […]