The Jaguars have been getting some national attention lately with former coach Jason Brown making a starring appearance on the Netflix documentary series, Last Chance U. On the field though, life hasn’t been very glamorous on the Westside, where Cabrillo has gone 6-13 in the last two seasons and hasn’t made the playoffs since Brown’s […]
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The562.org is pleased to announce our latest school-specific sponsor. Panthers alum and current NFL player John Ross has stepped up to sponsor all of The562’s coverage of Jordan High School from now through the 2022-23 school year. Ross was an All-American on the football field and is one of the best football players or sprinters […]
Of all the Long Beach high school winter sports excited to be embarking on a full season again, wrestling is in the toughest spot. Or as Wilson coach Seth Wegter said, “It’s not like the kids can go to the park and wrestle with their friends.” The large gap between the COVID-19 shutdowns, the short […]
This is Championship Central where you can relive the entire Long Beach Poly football season before their game against St. Francis in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship at St. Francis tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and we’ll have live updates throughout. A limited number of tickets is available by clicking here. […]
This is Championship Central where you can relive the entire Compton football season before their game against Quartz Hill in the CIF Southern Section Division 12 championship at Compton College tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Before kickoff, check out our preview of tonight’s CIF title game. Take a look back at all of […]
Two years ago, Lakewood girls’ volleyball coach Mike Wadley put a nail in his wall. There wasn’t anything to hang on it yet, but he knew there would be. “We were good enough to be a league champion in 2019 and we didn’t get it done, then we didn’t get to play last year,” he […]
With just a few weeks left to go in what has been a turbulent and emotional school year for everyone in Long Beach, Friday’s Moore League track and field championships at Wilson High felt like a celebration for the entire city. Athletes from all over Long Beach and Compton came together for a huge gathering […]
The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team is off to a historically dominant start, as the Jackrabbits are 4-0 after games against Compton, Jordan, Cabrillo, and Millikan, which Poly has won by a combined score of 321-125 (that’s an average of 80-31). The Jackrabbits’ most recent victory was Friday night at Millikan, where a defensive-minded […]
This past weekend, for the first time in months, the nation’s attention shifted away from the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions about face masks, testing, and reopening businesses quickly shifted to a fervent, open dialogue about race and police brutality in America following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Long Beach was very much a part […]