On Wednesday night, Long Beach’s fastest middle school boys took to the track at Wilson High School to compete with their teams one final time this season and crown the All City Champions in each division. In the end, Stanford emerged victorious in Division 1 with 70 points, Newcomb edged out Cubberly by one point […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The first time you do anything is a special memory. For Long Beach Poly sophomore Kadence Bain, last weekend was full of firsts that she will never forget. Bain is a dynamic forward on […]
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 […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. After both of them were on campus as a Long Beach State coach for more than 30 years, women’s tennis coach Jenny Hilt-Costello and track and field coach Andy Sythe are retiring after this year. Hilt-Costello will leave the Beach […]
Each year we like to look back on the biggest moments in Long Beach sports, including games, players, coaches, and accomplishments. Take a look at our top 10 moments that have defined Long Beach sports for the past 12 months: No. 10: Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Reaches NCAA Tournament No. 9: Lakewood Boys’ Soccer […]
The top spot on our list goes, once again, to the golden reign of the Long Beach track and field world. The CIF State Track & Field Championships have been hosted in Clovis since 2009, but in many of those years, the path to a championship has come through Long Beach. The 2024 meet was […]
Long Beach Poly has long been known as the “Home of Scholars and Champions,” and for good reason. Since its founding in 1895, the institution has produced over 60 NFL players, many Olympians, and dozens of professional athletes in various sports, while also boasting two of the city’s top academic magnet programs, a Grammy Award […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Photos by John Napalan Wilson High inducted four new members into its school-wide sports Hall of Fame last Friday, at halftime of the Bruins’ football game against Long Beach Poly. The four new Bruin Hall of Famers are basketball/track star […]
Long Beach sent a contingent of 21 athletes and coaches to the 2024 Paris Olympics, and they’re not coming home empty-handed. Long Beach athletes are coming home with a silver medal and a pair of bronzes, as attention begins to turn to the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in Southern California with several events […]