The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Long Beach Poly football has a new head coach. Lakewood head man Justin Utupo confirmed he has accepted the position as the new head coach of the Jackrabbits. He makes history as the first Polynesian head coach in Long Beach Poly […]
Each year we like to look back on the biggest moments in Long Beach sports, including games, players, coaches, and accomplishments. Take a look at our top 10 moments that have defined Long Beach sports for the past 12 months: No. 10: Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Reaches NCAA Tournament No. 9: Lakewood Boys’ Soccer […]
The top spot on our list goes, once again, to the golden reign of the Long Beach track and field world. The CIF State Track & Field Championships have been hosted in Clovis since 2009, but in many of those years, the path to a championship has come through Long Beach. The 2024 meet was […]
Before our eyes turn to 2028 when the Summer Olympics are returning to our backyard, we’re compelled to remember how much Long Beach representation there was in Paris. Snoop Dogg became the Games’ unofficial narrator, living every fan’s dream and bringing the event to life in a way only the D-O-Double-G could. Adding to the […]
Long Beach is known as the Aquatic Capital of the World for a reason, and Wilson is its crown jewel. The school has produced some of the most elite swimmers in the world, and that trend has continued to prove true in the present day. Sammie Hamilton, a member of the class of 2024, made […]
If you wanted to see championship basketball in 2024, St. Anthony was the place to be. The Saints’ girls’ and boys’ basketball programs simultaneously conducted their own historic playoff runs that ended in a double-header of championship wins at Azusa Pacific University on February 23, 2024. The pair’s CIF-SS championship wins both came in Division […]
Teams that make a CIF-SS championship tend to have talent and grit — but they don’t always have “the Long Beach” in them. That was the difference with Long Beach Poly in the midst of the fifth set of their CIF-SS Division 3 championship against Bishop Diego at Cerritos College. The Jackrabbits showed their heart […]
Long Beach City College had a historic start to the 2024-25 school year with standout performances across multiple fall sports. Women’s water polo won the school’s first state championship since 2019, defeating Santa Barbara for the CCCAA title in their new aquatics facility. “To host a state tournament, to make that tournament and win the […]
There are championship games and playoff runs on the top 10 moments of the year list, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a single bigger game than the Long Beach Poly and Millikan football matchup on October 11. Millikan went on to win in come-behind fashion, snapping a 15-year 81-game Long Beach Poly Moore League […]
Back in May, Walter Pyramid once again hosted the final matches of the NCAA Men’s Volleyball season, and a national champion was crowned in Long Beach. Unfortunately for the Beach, they ended up on the losing side of the championship match, falling to UCLA 25-21, 25-20, 27-29, 25-21. The victory gave the Bruins their 21st […]