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The562.org’s Print Home Will Be The Grunion Gazette

When we first started working on building The562.org we were excited about creating a world-class website that will feature all the videos, articles, and photo galleries our readers have come to expect from us over the last decade. But we also thought about those special moments when parents get to see their kids’ names in […]

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Lakewood, Millikan Wrestlers Qualify For State

Lakewood’s Randy Gonzalez, Jr. continued his dream season last weekend at the CIF Southern Section Masters meet. Gonzalez, the CIF-SS champion at 285 pounds, took third at Masters to qualify for state. Millikan’s Alex Andrade is also headed to state after finishing seventh at 132 pounds. Andrade was the runner-up at CIF the previous week. […]

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Long Beach High School Baseball, Softball Off To Fast Start

Opening day for the spring high school sports season was this past Saturday, and several local teams were in action. Baseball Millikan baseball fans got a pair of thrillers as coach Ron Keester’s Rams won two games against Bellflower, both by a score of 4-3. The Rams trailed 3-2 in both games before winning both […]

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The562.org Athletes of the Week

Welcome to The562.org’s inaugural Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Brooke Gruneisen, Wilson Water Polo Wilson junior Brooke Gruneisen has been helping to lead the Bruins all year, and she had a historic Saturday as the Bruins claimed their first-ever CIF-SS championship last weekend. Gruneisen had three goals in the championship, helping deliver a 6-5 […]

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Long Beach Poly Water Polo’s Historic Season Ends With Silver

Saturday morning’s CIF-SS Division 4 championship game was more bitter than sweet for the Long Beach Poly girls’ water polo team. This year’s Jackrabbits squad had long since proved itself the best team in school history, setting a record for most wins in a season (21), becoming the first team to beat Wilson and the […]

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Long Beach Poly Knocked Out Of CIF-SS Semis By Chino Hills

Because he’s coaching the shortest Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team in a half-century, Jackrabbits coach Shelton Diggs has had to make some decisions these playoffs. When they’re playing teams with talented bigs, as they did Friday night against Chino Hills in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals, Diggs’ team has to double-team opponents. […]