The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The 2025 season had plenty in store for the Wilson football team during head coach Raudric Curtis’ first […]
Flag football season is officially underway! Multiple teams have started their 2026 seasons and we checked in with them as they usher in a new era with a new-look Moore League and the inaugural season for the Hub City League. Click here for our Millikan football preview Click here for our Long Beach Poly football […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It’s a good day to be a Bruin — especially if you’re a member of Wilson’s Flag Football team. After a stretch of struggles in recent years, the Bruins have all the pieces they need to have a successful season […]
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Every Long Beach football team’s 2026 journey begins this week. After months of offseason preparation and anticipation, the new storylines, up-and-coming players and teams to watch will finally begin to take shape as […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Without a shadow of a doubt, there’s a new standard for the Wilson football program—but with it comes an entirely new team. The first year of the Raudric Curtis era brought the Bruins their first win over rival Long Beach […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
The MLB trade deadline brought changes for some of Long Beach’s baseball alumni, with plenty of other news as the 2026 season enters its homestretch. One of the biggest trades this season was between AL East rivals, as the Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles. The top prospect acquired by […]
The Moore League officially kicked off the 2026 football season Monday at Millikan High School, where coaches and players gathered for the league’s second annual Media Day while preparing for one of the biggest changes in league history. For the first time since the league’s formation, Moore League football will consist of five teams after […]
The landscape of high school athletics in Long Beach, Lakewood and Compton will undergo its biggest transformation in more than half a century beginning with the 2026-27 school year. After 55 years as a member of the Moore League, Compton High will depart to join the newly formed Hub City League, a four-school league made […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. Photo courtesy World Aquatics The USA Cadet Women’s water polo team is made up of the best youth players in the country, and the American women went on an impressive run in Croatia at the World Aquatics U16 World Cup. […]