For nearly 25 years, the Long Beach Patriots have been a cornerstone of the city’s youth football and cheer community. But now, the program says it’s struggling to secure and maintain field access due to ongoing challenges with the Long Beach Unified School District and the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) — […]
The Long Beach football community suffered a shocking loss earlier this month with the sudden passing of LBCC alum and Super Bowl LII champion Bryan Braman at the age of 38. Braman was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer in February and despite aggressive treatment, declined rapidly before passing away on July 17. […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The 2025 CIF-SS Beach Volleyball Championships had the feel of a […]
Long Beach lost a legendary member of its sports community earlier this month with the passing of beloved golfer Len Kennett, who passed peacefully at home at the age of 98 years old. Kennett was a member of several local Halls of Fame and in 1955 founded the Len Kennett Junior Golf Championship, an event […]
Long Beach Poly has a history of athletic championships, and the Jackrabbits’ softball team added their name to that list this year. With a 6-2 win over Warren, Long Beach Poly softball won their first ever CIF title in program history. This historic championship takes the No. 3 spot in our Top 10 High School […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team showed “the Long Beach” in them while winning a five-setter against Bishop Diego in the CIF-SS Division 3 championship last […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. It’s the sign of a historically dominant program when even your bad days end in gold. The Jackrabbits fought through a handful of setbacks at the CIF-SS Track […]
The Millikan boys’ tennis program made it back to the mountaintop in 2025, winning their second CIF-SS Division 4 title in the last five years. This time it was a narrow 10-8 victory over Villa Park in the finals at the University of Redlands, bringing another tennis title back to Long Beach. Millikan was able […]
The city has a reputation of historical athletic moments, and as the Aquatic Capital of the World, many of these moments have happened in the water. Long Beach Poly senior Fiona Lobedecis had her moment this year, being crowned the CIF State Diving Champion in her senior season. The senior’s win was a dominant one. […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The talk of the town during football season was the long-awaited showdown between Long Beach Poly and Millikan at DeHaven Stadium. With tarps and fencing put up around the entire field, the bleachers packed with fans, and TV cameras along […]