Exactly two hours before its regular season finale against UC Irvine, Long Beach State men’s basketball announced that junior guard Michael Carter III has been dismissed from the team. “Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dan Monson and the LBSU Department of Athletics have come to the decision to dismiss junior guard Michael Carter […]
Shortly after Cameron Ford ran his final race at Long Beach State in 2016, he got a call from his former high school coach. Mike Fillipow had spent more than a quarter century at Long Beach Poly, and was coming off his 12th season as head coach of the boys’ cross country program. Fillipow was […]
In wet and rainy conditions on Wednesday afternoon, Long Beach Poly swept the boys’ and girls’ races against Lakewood, registering the top seven finishers in each race. The win sets up a huge dual meet next Wednesday as the Jackrabbits host Millikan for a matchup of the two top programs in the Moore League this […]
High School Cross Country: Long Beach Poly vs. Lakewood Long Beach Poly defeated Lakewood in a rainy dual meet on Wednesday afternoon. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
It was a forgettable weekend on the hardwood for Long Beach State’s basketball teams, as the Beach went a combined 0-4 against Hawai’i. Every loss was a one-possession game, but LBSU ended up on the wrong end of the scoreline, losing by a combined 10 points in the four contests. Women’s Basketball After a 10-0 […]
For a period of time, Tim Gilmore was tasked with raising money for Long Beach Poly High School. A decade later, the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and the high school are still trying to distance themselves from Gilmore and his organization. Gilmore founded the Long Beach Poly Alumni Association, Inc. in late 2010 […]
High School Cross Country: Long Beach Poly vs Wilson Long Beach’s two oldest rivals went head-to-head in a cross country dual meet hosted by Wilson High. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. […]
Based on data released on Tuesday afternoon by the Los Angeles County Health Department, practices and games for outdoor sports–including high school football–are eligible to return in Long Beach and LA County. Per the updated guidelines from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released last Friday, outdoor amateur sports would be allowed to resume […]
Story by Matt Simon In front of support staff and fan cutouts, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team was able to do something it hasn’t done all season — win back to back games. After pulling out a closely-contested game on Friday night with one of their worst shooting performances of the season, the […]
NCAA Basketball: Long Beach State vs Cal Poly Long Beach State won its second straight game over Cal Poly, 74-69, on Saturday, February 20. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education.