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Long Beach Poly Weight Room Gets Renovation From Ekeler Foundation, Alums Casey and Smith-Schuster, Chargers

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. It’s a decent bet that no room in sports has produced more with less than the Long Beach Poly weight room. Mostly unchanged since it was first put together more than 70 years […]

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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 Kyley Seeds, Lakewood Water Polo Lakewood reshman Kyley Seeds had a breakout performance for the Lancers in a […]

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Football Long Beach Poly

Hometown Hero JuJu Smith-Schuster Extends Long Beach Poly’s Deep Super Bowl History

Mike Guardabascio In August of 2010, longtime Long Beach Poly football coach Raul Lara said he thought he had a special freshman player who’d come into his program. “His name is John Smith,” said Lara. “He’s gonna be special. He might be one of those really special kids to come out of here.” Any intelligent […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs Hesperia CIF Soccer

The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation.

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Long Beach Poly Soccer

CIF Soccer: Long Beach Poly Wins Penalty Kick Thriller With Hesperia

The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Friday was another great playoff day for Long Beach teams with both Jordan and Wilson’s boys’ basketball teams advancing. Today promises to be an even better day, with a whopping TEN teams competing across three sports, trying to make it out of the first round of the playoffs. Boys’ Soccer Division 2: Long Beach Poly […]

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CIF Basketball: Jordan Boys Beat Liberty, Will Host Quarterfinal

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Jordan’s quest for a boys’ basketball CIF-SS championship took another big step forward on Friday night, as the Panthers took down Liberty on the road in the Division 4A second round, 76-69. The Panthers were led by Kane Young and Franklyn Chambers, who […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

NCAA Volleyball: No. 2 Long Beach State Falls to No. 3 UCLA

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.comto learn more. In front of a sellout crowd at the Walter Pyramid (the first since a whole pandemic ago), the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team lost a tight match with UCLA in four sets. The final score didn’t tell […]