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Long Beach Poly

STORY: Two Long Beach Poly Athletic Teams Earn CIF State Academic Champion Honors

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly will add a pair of banners to its collection after the California Interscholastic Federation announced its 40 State Academic Team Champions for the 2025-26 school year Thursday. The […]

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Education Middle Schools

COLUMN: Paying Tribute to Superhero Mom as School Nurse of the Year

Not all heroes wear capes — some wear scrubs. The Long Beach Unified School District’s Long Beach School Nurses Association hosted their annual end-of-year soiree recently, where they honored the 2026 School Nurse of the Year. This year’s honoree is particularly special to me as my own superhero and mother, Anamaria Fife, was named this year’s […]

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Baseball Long Beach Poly

Long Beach Poly Hiring Baseball Coach Following Williams’ Departure

Lakewood just hired a new baseball coach in alum Anthony Razo, and it appears that he won’t be the only new face in the Moore League next year as Long Beach Poly has confirmed they are hiring a new baseball coach as well. The move comes following the departure of coach Soloman Williams after two […]

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Long Beach Poly

Long Beach Poly’s Crystal Irving Steps Down As AD After 24-Year Run

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Longtime Long Beach Poly girls’ athletic director Crystal Irving confirmed to the 562 that she has stepped down as AD at the school as of last month, following a historic 24-year run […]

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Century Club

Long Beach Century Club Announces 2026 Hall Of Fame Class

The Long Beach Century Club will host its 69th Annual Sports Banquet next week at The Grand in Long Beach, recognizing the city’s top high school athletes along with a host of special award winners including a new class of Hall of Fame inductees. This year, the Century Club will be inducting former Aquatic Capital […]

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Baseball The Coast/Regulators

PHOTOS: Long Beach Coast Vs. RedPocket Mobiles, Baseball

The Long Beach Coast continued their impressive debut season with a 6-2 victory over RedPocket Mobiles on Sunday afternoon at Blair Field. LBC (15-3) extended its win streak to 12 games and wrapped their first first home series going 6-0. The win puts the Coast in first place in the Pioneer Baseball League. The Coast […]

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Baseball The Coast/Regulators

Long Beach Regulators Win Inaugural Home Game, Warren G Throws Ceremonial First Pitch

Something felt different at Blair Field on Friday night. Maybe it was Long Beach legend Warren G walking to the mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Long Beach Coast’s inaugural Regulators Night. Maybe it was the steady chorus of “L-B-C” chants rolling through the ballpark throughout the night. Or maybe it […]

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Baseball Millikan

CIF State Baseball: Millikan Falls at Point Loma

The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The Millikan baseball team capped a historic season on Tuesday on the road in San Diego against Point Loma. The Moore League champion Rams (23-9) were a surprise entrant into the CIF State Division II playoffs despite a […]

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Baseball The Coast/Regulators

Long Beach Coast Wins on Inaugural Opening Day in Front of Sold-Out Crowd

It was the inaugural Opening Day for the Long Beach Coast at a sold-out Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Tuesday, as the city’s new professional baseball team took the field at home for the first time in a revamped stadium adorned in coastal teal coloring and branding. What had already been a highly anticipated […]