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Long Beach Poly Track & Field

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 5 Long Beach Poly Boys’ Track Wins CIF-SS Title

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. It was a green and golden day for Long Beach Poly at the CIF-SS Track and Field championships at Moorpark in 2023, as the Jackrabbits […]

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Lakewood Volleyball

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 6 Legendary Lakewood Coach Retires

The Lakewood girls’ volleyball program has been consistently competing to be the best team in the Moore League for the last two decades under coach Mike Wadley, and now his watch has ended. Wadley retired after this his 19th season during which he won his 500th game as head coach of the Lancers. He is […]

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Tennis Wilson

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 7 Wilson Boys’ Tennis Wins First CIF Title

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. For the first time ever, a Wilson tennis team took home CIF gold in 2023. The boys’ program beat Brea Olinda, 12-6, back in May at the Claremont Club, making school history and bringing a third tennis title to Long […]

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2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 8 Long Beach Poly Baseball Wins Historic League Title

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial To say it was a memorable 2023 for the Long Beach Poly baseball team would be a gross over-simplification. The Jackrabbits are one of the winningest teams in state history and have produced more two dozen Major Leaguers, as many as any other high school […]

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Football St. Anthony

2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 9 St. Anthony Winning At Clark Field Again

It’s been a long two years since St. Anthony High School broke ground on the new athletic facility at Clark Field. Now 2023 will always be the start of a new ear for the private school. The Saints have been using the old soybean farm acreage on the corner of Clark Ave. and Del Amo […]

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2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 10 Water Polo Making Historic Waves

Every year we countdown the top 10 Long Beach sports moments over the last 12 months, and it seems like every year one of the local high school sports has a few different schools produce historic campaigns. In 2023, that sport was water polo. The Wilson girls won a 16th Moore League championship last January […]

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OBITUARY: Long Beach Football Legends Dave Levy, B.I. Mais Pass Away After Long, Full Lives

The Long Beach football community lost a pair of legends last month with the passing of Long Beach Poly alum Dave Levy and St. Anthony alum BI Mais. Both lived long, full lives that were enriched by decades-long association with the sports they loved, and both will leave a hole in the local sports community […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Anthony Williams, Lakewood Basketball Anthony Williams scored a game-high 15 points in Lakewood’s Moore League win over Wilson, […]