As The562 turns its attention to the winter sports season, we are excited to announce our newest sponsor of local sports coverage in Long Beach.<\/p>\n
All of The562\u2019s coverage from the 2025-26 boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 soccer season has been sponsored by former Long Beach Poly goalkeeper Kennedy Justin, Class of 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a proud Long Beach native, I\u2019m excited to give back and support The562\u2019s soccer coverage this year,\u201d said Justin of her support. \u201cI have a ton of great memories from my time at Poly and competing in the Moore League, and The562 played a big part in capturing and preserving those memories. I\u2019m happy I can help continue that for the next generation of Long Beach soccer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Justin was a standout performer as a Jackrabbit, named the Moore League\u2019s co-Goalkeeper of the Year as a senior in 2023. Since then, she\u2019s gone on to the University of Hawai\u2019i, where she became the first freshman ever to be named the Big West Goalkeeper of the Year.<\/p>\n
She joins an ever-growing list of athletes who appeared in The562\u2019s coverage and have returned to support the organization, along with names like Joel Bitonio, J.P. Crawford, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jayon Brown, John Ross, and John Timu. Justin is the latest current collegiate athlete to sponsor The562\u2019s coverage, joining former Poly High classmates Tyson Ruffins and Wendell \u201cWoWo\u201d Moe, Jr., who sponsored the high school football and Long Beach Poly coverage for this school year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re so grateful to Kennedy for her support of our soccer coverage this season,\u201d said The562\u2019s publisher, Andy Kerr. \u201cIt\u2019s been incredible to see so many former athletes give back to support our nonprofit and keep local sports coverage alive in Long Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n