Lakewood football coach Mario Morales confirms he’s retiring now from coaching, as well as from teaching at the end of the school year. “I’ve known for a bit, my wife retired this past June and that had a lot to do with it,” said Morales, whose family has always been a constant presence at his […]
Today’s Long Beach playoff schedule sees two water polo teams in action, as Millikan and Lakewood compete in the second round. CIF Boys’ Water Polo Round Two Division 3: Millikan vs La Serna (at Wilson, 5pm) Division 5: Lakewood at Montclair, 5pm
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The CIF Southern Section playoffs are here. Moore League champion Long Beach Poly landed in Division 3 and will travel to face Norco. Millikan, which finished second in the league after beating Wilson […]
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 Mandy Oliveros, CAMS Tennis Mandy capped her historic Moore League career capturing her fourth straight Moore League singles […]
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Compton football is back in the playoffs. Following a historic regular season in which the Tarbabes captured the Hub City League championship – their first league title since 1979 – Compton is back […]
The562’s coverage of football and Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The Long Beach Poly football team has been waiting for the playoffs for a month, and now they’re here. The Jackrabbits (6-4, 4-0) proved to be too much for […]
The Millikan football team landed in the Division 7 bracket of the CIF Southern Section playoffs following Sunday’s bracket release. The Rams will travel to face La Cañada on Friday in the first round. The placement comes after Millikan controlled its own playoff destiny in Friday’s regular-season finale, dominating Wilson in a 42-0 shutout to […]
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Football brackets are coming out at 10am–we’ll have live updates here and then go live on Instagram at noon to discuss. FULL BRACKETS: https://cifss.org/news/2026-11-player-football-pairings/ CLICK HERE if you can’t see the updates–please note […]
The Aquatic Capital of America hosted its annual Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet on Tuesday night at the Long Beach Yacht Club, inducting four members into its 2026 Hall of Fame class while presenting several awards recognizing local aquatic talent. Aquatic Capital of America 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees Stesha Carle, Rowing Wilson graduate […]
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2026 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Photos by Brayden Capulong.