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Football Long Beach Poly

PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs Los Alamitos, CIF Football

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. It’s been several years since the city of Long Beach hosted […]

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Lakewood Volleyball

Lakewood Signing Day Recognizes Three Volleyball Signees

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood girls’ volleyball team held a Signing Day ceremony Thursday afternoon in Tim Sweeney Gymnasium to recognize three seniors who are […]

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Football Millikan

PREVIEW: Millikan vs. Cypress, CIF Football

The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. A famous Bruce Lee quote about surviving adversity starts, “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it.” The Millikan football program has […]

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Golf Wilson

Girls’ Golf: Wilson’s Alyson Sor Advances to CIF State Championship

The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2023 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The individual accolades keep rolling in for Wilson senior Alyson Sor. She won a third Moore League title last month, and this week she’s moving […]

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Football Lakewood

PREVIEW: Lakewood vs. Redondo Union, CIF Football

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood and Redondo Union High Schools are separated by 20 miles, mostly on Interstate 405, but these two football programs have taken very different roads to the CIF Southern Section Division 8 quarterfinals. After a slow start to this season, Lakewood (6-5) has […]

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Football Lakewood

FEATURE: The Return Of Lakewood Football’s Red Swarm Defense

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Red Swarm. That’s two words to represent a mindset handed down from generation to generation of Lakewood football players. “It’s 11 red hats to the ball at all times,” Lakewood alum and defensive coordinator Vince Hernandez said. “No matter what uniform we are […]

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Football Lakewood

FEATURE: Kaleb Foster Running Strong For Lakewood Football

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Reggie Foster was an All-Moore League quarterback at Millikan in 2003 when he had a son and named him Kaleb. Almost two decades later, Kaleb Foster is the star running back for Lakewood and has helped carry the Lancers to the CIF Southern […]

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Football Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Podcast

PODCAST: Previewing Long Beach Poly, Millikan, Lakewood CIF Football Quarterfinals

This week we’re coming to you live via tape delay from Long Beach Poly football practice as we interview players and coaches after previewing the CIF Southern Section quarterfinals this week for the Jackrabbits, Millikan Rams and Lakewood Lancers.

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Football Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan

Football: Long Beach Poly Enters Los Al Game As Underdog by CalPreps Projection

We don’t normally cite CalPreps game score predictions, but with so much interest in this week’s CIF-SS football quarterfinal playoff games, why not?  Long Beach Poly actually moved back up over Los Al in this week’s CalPreps ratings, and is now once again No. 4 in the CIF-SS, with Mission Viejo No. 5 and Los […]