The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. It’s here! The first week of the high school football season. Click here for our comprehensive season preview with writeups on every team. All games 7 p.m. Thursday, August 17 Lakewood at Orange Vista Friday, August 18 Millikan at Punahou (Hawaii, 3pm) St. Anthony […]
LBSU Women’s Soccer Season Preview 2023
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. They say it’s better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. But it might just be perspective, which changes all the time. It’s been a long and arduous five years since the Long Beach State […]
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 Josh “Noodles” Cason, Long Beach Poly Football Poly senior Josh “Noodles” Cason did yeoman’s work on the islands […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. USC, Women’s Soccer
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl.
Football: Long Beach Poly Beats Konawaena In Season Opener
Most people book a trip to Hawaii to get away from the real world and its problems, and unwind in paradise. That’s not exactly how it played out for the Long Beach Poly football team, which opened its 2023 season on the Big Island with a game against Konawaena. The devastating fire on Maui brought […]
New Long Beach State Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran Introduced At Press Conference
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. There was a down-home feel at the introductory press conference on Friday for Bobby Smitheran, the new athletic director at Long Beach State. The Smitheran family has ties to Long Beach dating back to 1917, and Bobby had his family […]
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly Football at Konawaena
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Refresh the page to see the latest updates! We’re in Hawaii for the first high school football game of the year as Poly visits defending islands state champion Konawaena at 9pm Long Beach time! Click here for our preview. CLICK HERE if you can’t […]
Massive Long Beach Football Preview
Words by JJ Fiddler, Mike Guardabascio, Tyler Hendrickson; photo by John Napalan It might feel like it’s a little early for high school football season to be starting–and it is. But Long Beach Poly was so excited to get the year started that they’re kicking it off a week before anyone else in the state, […]










