Flag football season is officially underway! Multiple teams have started their 2026 seasons and we checked in with them as they usher in a new era with a new-look Moore League and the inaugural season for the Hub City League. Click here for our Millikan football preview Click here for our Long Beach Poly football […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. A steady rise by the Millikan flag football program culminated in a share of the Moore League championship last season, but the Rams have no plans to stop there. According to head […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. When attempting to dethrone the champs, it’s never meant to be easy. And while Long Beach Poly showed some vulnerability last season, they still overcame adversity and retained their spot at the […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. Jordan’s flag football team got a taste of postseason success last year and now the Panthers hope a young roster can build on it. The Panthers are coming off a season in which they advanced to the second round of the CIF […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. There’ll be plenty of new faces on the field for Lakewood flag football this season, but the Lancers have some stability at the top under second-year coach Fern Viramontes. Viramontes is tasked with replacing a group of 12 seniors, leaving plenty of […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It’s a good day to be a Bruin — especially if you’re a member of Wilson’s Flag Football team. After a stretch of struggles in recent years, the Bruins have all the pieces they need to have a successful season […]
After proving it could compete with the Moore League’s best last season, Compton enters a new era with expectations that go beyond simply contending. The Tarbabes have their sights set on championships. Compton fell one game short of a share of the Moore League title last season before making a postseason run. Now, as the […]
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The 2026 season is a breath of fresh air for the Cabrillo flag football team. After an injury-riddled 2025 campaign, the Jaguars are now part of the new Hub City League featuring schools from the Compton Unified School District, giving Cabrillo a new landscape […]
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Every Long Beach football team’s 2026 journey begins this week. After months of offseason preparation and anticipation, the new storylines, up-and-coming players and teams to watch will finally begin to take shape as […]
With a playoff spot already secured and the regular season entering its final three weeks, the Long Beach Coast find themselves navigating one of their roughest stretches of an otherwise dominant inaugural season. Long Beach (56-22) dropped two of three games against the Oakland Ballers last weekend at Blair Field, continuing a stretch that has […]