This week on the podcast Mike & JJ are discussing the Long Beach football teams in the CIF playoffs, Long Beach State basketball and their season previews plus much more! 03:00 Question O’ The Week: What is the biggest CIF Playoff game in Long Beach? 08:30 Athletes O’ The Week 14:00 Athlete O’ The Month […]
This week we explain why the Moore League football rivalry between Long Beach Poly and Wilson is considered the “Big Game” because of all of its history. 3:00 Question O’ The Week: Where, What Is The Big Game? 5:30 Athletes O’ The Week 8:00 Game O’ The Week: Moore League Volleyball On Thursday 10:00 Players […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson’s trend of sweeping competitive teams continued on Wednesday night as they defeated Redondo Union 25-16, 26-15, 25-23. Wilson entered […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair […]
The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. 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 […]
During the shortened 2020-21 high school sports season, the challenges of the pandemic and remote learning were felt especially hard on the West Side. One of the teams most impacted by the ever-changing reality was the Cabrillo boys’ soccer team. Due to eligibility issues, opt-outs, and injuries, the Jags were almost unrecognizable from the start […]
It’s been an emotional week for the Long Beach Poly girls basketball team. After winning a historic CIF Southern Section Division 1 title last week, the Jackrabbits core of seniors graduated on Wednesday. With such a wave of emotions, Poly coach Carl Buggs said the last couple of days were about keeping the team prepared […]
On a cloudless summer day at Bluff Park, more than 100 Long Beach residents moved in unison, strewn across a lush patch of grass along Ocean Boulevard. It’s a familiar scene in Long Beach, with brightly colored yoga mats scattered across the bluff. It’s not until the participants in the popular Yogalution on the Bluff […]
In past years, before the Long Beach Unified School District upgraded most of the city’s high school soccer fields to artificial turf, Moore League soccer matches were often muddy, messy grudge matches. Since the passage of the bond that allowed the upgrades, most soccer games are now technical and beautiful, with ball movement and precise […]
Wilson Offensive Line (front to back) Jaylen Ferrera, Justin Navarro, Terren Monette, Adrian Tejada, Jakob Belton I knew the Wilson offensive line was a true band of brothers when I asked to write a feature about one of them for the preview of the Big Game against Long Beach Poly. Instead of sending me one […]