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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Thursday, February 13 It’s another massive day for the Long Beach high school sports world as the boys’ soccer and girls’ basketball teams open up play, with 10 teams in opening round action. Boys’ Soccer Division 1: Millikan at Chino Hills, 5pm Division 4: Long Beach Poly at Ramona, 5pm Division 5: Wilson vs Hueneme, […]

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CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Earns Gritty Division 1 Win Over St. Bernard

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly’s boys’ basketball team has bounced around in different playoff divisions the last few years, but the Jackrabbits felt they were a top-tier team this year, and they proved they belong in Division 1 on Wednesday night in their playoff opener against […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Wednesday, February 12 It’s maybe the biggest Long Beach playoff game of the year, with 13 teams all in action this evening. For girls’ soccer and boys’ basketball it’s the first round while Wilson girls’ water polo continues in the Open Division and the Poly girls host a quarterfinal. Girls’ Water Polo Open Division: Wilson […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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 Jacob Castillo, Cabrillo Wrestling Cabrillo’s Jacob Castillo made history at last weekend’s Moore League Finals, becoming the first […]

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CIF-SS Boys’ Basketball Brackets Released

Six teams from Long Beach learned their postseason draws on Saturday afternoon as the CIF-Southern Section released their playoff brackets for boys’ basketball. five teams from the Moore League (Long Beach Poly, Millikan, Lakewood, Cabrillo, and Jordan) along with defending CIF champion St. Anthony are all in the playoffs, with the first round of games […]

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Football

LIVE UPDATES: CIF-SS Basketball, Soccer Playoff Brackets Released

We’ll have live updates from today’s CIF-SS soccer playoff bracket release at 10am and basketball playoff bracket release at 12pm; later today we’ll have full stories breaking down the playoff path for the local teams. BOYS SOCCER BRACKET: https://cifss.org/brackets/2024-2025-boys-soccer/ GIRLS SOCCER BRACKET: https://cifss.org/brackets/2024-2025-girls-soccer/ BOYS BASKETBALL BRACKET: https://cifss.org/brackets/2025-boys-basketball/ GIRLS BASKETBALL BRACKET: https://cifss.org/brackets/2025-girls-basketball/ CLICK HERE if you […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

No. 1 Long Beach State Volleyball Takes Down No. 3 UCLA in Four Sets

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. VisitNaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. The No. 1-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has been rolling undefeated through the season, but faced their biggest test […]

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Long Beach Poly to Rename Track After Legendary Coach Don Norford

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Photo by Stephen Carr Long Beach Poly and the Long Beach Unified School District are renaming the school’s track for the most successful high school coach in United States history. Poly will officially rename the school’s track and field facility as the Don Norford […]

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CIF Water Polo: Wilson Drops Open Division Contest to Newport Harbor

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson girls’ water polo team qualified for the CIF Southern Section Open Division, the toughest playoff bracket in the entire nation. The […]