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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 Joy Anderson, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly senior Joy Anderson led the Jackrabbits to their 199th […]
Long Beach Poly Football Coach Stephen Barbee Explains Decision to Resign
Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee announced to his football program that he is stepping down as head coach of the Jackrabbits after seven seasons, a surprise move made at Poly’s year-end banquet last week. The LA Chargers and LA Rams’ Coach of the Year in 2022, Barbee was the CIF-SS Coach of the […]
Basketball: Tincher Beats Stephens For All-City Division 3 Title
The middle school boys’ basketball All-City Division 3 champion was crowned on Saturday afternoon, with the Tincher Tigers taking the win over the Stephens Jackrabbits in a 53-43 thrilling back and forth battle at Millikan High School. The Tigers, led by coach Mark Chambers, also won the title last season. However, this win in particular […]
Basketball: Franklin Shuts Down Marshall To Win All-City Division 2 Championship
Saturday’s Middle School All-City championship boys’ basketball games at Millikan got off to an exciting start with the Division 2 game, which featured Franklin and Marshall. The Rams hustled, but Franklin was consistent enough to take the win 68-41. Franklin eighth grader J’Dyn Odom-Moore put up the first successful shots in the game, and Brian […]
Basketball: Hughes Wins All-City Division 1 Championship Over Hoover
The Division 1 All-City boys’ basketball championship between defending champ Hughes and upset-hungry Hoover was an exciting one. After surviving a Hoover comeback in the third quarter, the Owls closed out a 57-47 championship victory, which gave them their second straight All-City title. The first quarter was headlined by Hughes’ Trevor Scott and Jacob Yupe-Rodriguez. […]
Women’s Basketball: No. 1 UCLA Dominates The Paint in Win Over Long Beach State
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Basketball is sponsored by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Nelson Farris. Walter Pyramid played host to the top team in women’s college basketball on Saturday afternoon, as No. 1 UCLA came to Long Beach and improved to […]