We’ll have live updates from all the rivalry week games at Long Beach Poly visits Wilson, Millikan visits Lakewood, and Jordan visits Compton, as well as St. Anthony’s game. If you see anything missing tweet us at @562sports. Tweets by 562sports
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Long Beach 30: LBPD, University Art Museum Controversies
LBPD TigerText Controversy, University Art Controversy by The Long Beach 30 0:00 Intro 1:38 Reading the News (shootouts, Tavern on 2nd closing, wage theft) 11:52 LBPD TigerText Controversy (w Jeremiah Dobruck) 21:55 University Art Museum Controversy (w Asia Morris) 30:12 Outro 0:00 Intro 1:38 Reading the News (shootouts, Tavern on 2nd closing, wage theft) 11:52 […]
PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson Football
The oldest rivalry in Long Beach kicks off for the 87th time Friday night at Wilson at 7 p.m. You can click here to read our feature on the Long Beach Post about the history of the Jackrabbits and the Bruins. As for this year’s contest, the game features a pair of teams still settling […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Millikan Girls’ Volleyball
We’ve got some great shots of the Jackrabbits and Rams’ girls’ volleyball match taken by Art O’Neil.
Feature: Long Beach Poly’s Allanah Cutler Powering Jackrabbits
When Long Beach Poly senior and West Point signee Allanah Cutler was younger, she got the nickname “Biggie,” a pun on the rapper “Biggie Smalls.” She was the second youngest and second smallest of her parents’ five children, but also the most mature. “I was the smallest but also the biggest,” she said. She’s been […]
Aquatic Capital Banquet Will Honor Hall Of Famers Tomorrow
Tony Azevedo (left) will MC the banquet while Adam Wright (center) is one of the headlining inductees. Photo courtesy Thomas Cordova. The Aquatic Capital of America will once again induct some of the finest water sport athletes in Long Beach history to its new but already-impressive Hall of Fame. The ACOA will hold its third-annual Hall of […]
Long Beach State Volleyball Dominates UC Riverside
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has had an up-and-down non-conference schedule that featured impressive wins, baffling losses, and proof that the team is capable on any given night of beating anyone in the Big West. It was no surprise that Long Beach handled UC Riverside easily in its Big West opener, sweeping them […]
LB In NFL: Long Beach Poly Alums DeSean Jackson, JuJu Smith-Schuster Dominating
With eight players in the NFL including two dominating the highlight reels, this is a new golden era for Long Beach Poly football fans. Yes, there have been plenty of Jackrabbits in the league before, but what’s happening this year is special, and Poly fans had better be savoring it. Poly alums DeSean Jackson and […]
VIDEO: LBCC vs. LA Valley Football
We’ve got video of LBCC’s big win over LA Valley on Saturday, which featured a heavy dose of the running game. Junior College Football: LBCC vs. LA Valley We’ve got highlights from the Vikings’ big run-powered win over the Monarchs. LBCC hosts Riverside this Saturday.
The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week
The top performers from the local high schools this week–congrats to the winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Elijah Juarez, Long Beach Poly Football It was Elijah Juarez’s night to shine at Veterans Memorial Stadium last Friday as Long Beach Poly beat Millikan. Juarez was expected to get reps at fullback […]