Last year the Jordan boys’ basketball program hit rock bottom. The Panthers have a proud history that include CIF Southern Section championships, Moore League titles, and McDonald’s All-Americans and NBA products. But Jordan finished dead last in league last year, with a 1-12 overall record on the season. It sparked principal Keisha Irving and athletic […]
CIF State Water Polo: Long Beach Poly Advances Past Cleveland
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Coming off an exhilarating week that saw a 92-year CIF title drought come to an end, the Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team did what it needed to do on Tuesday night at the Cabrillo High […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Cleveland, CIF Boys’ Water Polo
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. CIF State Water Polo: Long Beach Poly vs. Cleveland Long Beach Poly opened the CIF State SoCal Regionals for boys’ water polo, hosting Cleveland in the Cabrillo High pool. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Cleveland, CIF Boys’ Water Polo
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PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. UCLA Men’s Basketball
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College Basketball: No. 2 UCLA Pulls Away From Long Beach State
Long Beach State’s backcourt of Joel Murray and Colin Slater put on an impressive display on Monday night at Pauley Pavilion, but it wasn’t enough for the Beach to keep up with No. 2 UCLA. The Bruins (3-0) outscored the Beach (1-1) 52-34 in the second half to pull away for a 100-79 victory. Murray […]
Ticket Info, Links for Long Beach High School Football Playoff Games
We’re hoping that as we drive all over Southern California to cover this week’s playoff semifinal games, we’ll see you in the stands! Long Beach teams made history with four teams in the semis, including Jordan making it for the first time ever and Compton making it for the first time since 1979. All tickets […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Julia Sutedjo, Long Beach Poly Tennis Long Beach Poly singles star Julia Sutedjo helped to power the Jackrabbits to their historic CIF-SS title. Sutedjo went 3-0 in the championship, the only Poly player to do so in […]
Long Beach High School Football Playoff Schedule, Semifinals
A record four Long Beach and Moore League high school football teams are moving on to the CIF Southern Section semifinals thanks to big wins in the quarterfinals on Friday, with two hosting games this week. All games are Friday 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. We’ll have coverage all week with a feature on every […]
Long Beach Poly Girls’ Tennis Claims First CIF-SS Championship!
The Long Beach Poly girls’ tennis team made history on Friday, but they had to earn it. After a two-hour delay at the Claremont Club in sweltering heat, the Jackrabbits took the court for the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championships. It was a nailbiter right down to the end, but Poly did something for […]