John Carlo Napalan is a Long Beach native and has been working in education and coaching since 2012. He is one half of the ALLin.press duo alongside Art O’Neill, and has a passion for sports photography.
A promising run in the CIF State Division 1 girls’ volleyball playoffs was cut short for Long Beach Poly on Thursday evening, as the Jackrabbits were swept at Sierra Canyon in the quarterfinals, 25-17, 31-29, 25-23. “The girls fought,” said Poly coach Leland McGrath. “They scouted us really well and they exploited some weaknesses. We […]
Last year was death by a million papercuts for the prideful Lakewood football fan base and head coach Mike Christensen. The Lancers went 3-7 overall and missed the playoffs for the first time in 15 years–making it worse, five of the losses came by three points, including an overtime loss to Wilson. “Yeah, we lost […]
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 by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation.
