Liz Schuster grew up steeped in the lore of Long Beach Poly sports culture–now she’s a major part of it. She spent her childhood years going to Jackrabbit football games. In 2012 her older brother, Gasetoto “G-Mac” Schuster, and cousin, JuJu Smith-Schuster, were key players in Poly’s CIF championship run and Liz was there for […]
FEATURE: Lakewood’s Julia Crawford Has Made Her Own Name
Julia Crawford wanted nothing more than to make a name for herself. The Lakewood outside hitter and Fullerton commit grew up on the baseball and softball diamonds of Long Beach, watching her older brother JP and older sister Eliza play–and excel. When she was entering high school she almost wanted to break with family tradition […]
Long Beach State Weekly Update: Women’s Soccer Wins, New Podcast
A week after its frustrating conference opening draw on the road, Long Beach State women’s soccer bounced back to score a 3-2 Big West win at Hawaii last Thursday. Hawaii took the lead on a 23rd minute own goal, but LBSU (6-4-2, 1-0-1) got goals from Katie Pingel (30′), Taylor Bistline (71′) and Sarah Maher […]
Long Beach City College Notebook
The Long Beach City College women’s volleyball team is on an eight-game winning streak after sweeping LA Harbor on Friday in the Hall of Champions Gym. The Vikings (13-2, 2-0 South Coast Conference) took the match 25-17, 25-12, 25-14. LBCC sophomore Jessica Blakeman had a game-high 14 kills, while freshman setter Kaitlyn Peterson finished with […]
The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week
Nick Billoups, St. Anthony Football Quarterback Nick Billoups knew his team needed a win on the road last Friday, and he delivered for St. Anthony. Billoups ended up tying a school record for most touchdowns scored in a game with seven as he led the Saints to a win. Billoups had 176 yards passing, 233 […]
The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week
Congrats to this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Carly Hill, Long Beach State Volleyball After a tough loss to UC Irvine last week, Long Beach State was looking for a win in the Pyramid against UC Davis on Saturday night. Tyler Spriggs came up huge offensively for the 49ers […]
Long Beach Football Schedule, Week 9
Find out where and when your favorite team is playing this week as the playoff hunt continues. Avalon vs. St. Michael’s Prep Cabrillo @ Millikan Lakewood @ Compton Long Beach Poly @ Jordan St. Anthony vs. St. Genevieve LBCC @ ELAC (Sat. 6 p.m.) BYE: Wilson
STANDINGS: Long Beach Football, Week 9
With three weeks left in the regular season, here’s how the standings look.
Football: Avalon Wins On The Road
The Avalon High 8-Man football team got back to winning ways on Saturday with a 40-8 victory at ACES. Jason Campos, Jose Silva and DeAngelo Reyes ran the ball hard for Avalon while Cristo Hernandez and Beto Martinez anchored the defense. Avalon hosts St. Michael’s Prep on Saturday at 1 p.m.
ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football Week 8
Here is our comprehensive coverage including videos and photos from the eighth week of Long Beach high school football. Enjoy great coverage by Mike Guardabascio, JJ Fiddler, Stephen Dachman, Art O’Neil, John Napalan, Joseph Kling, Bobby Hauck and Jordan Sanders. Long Beach Poly 35, Compton 0 READ MORE about how the Jackrabbits rolled to a […]











