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Long Beach State Volleyball

STORY: Long Beach State’s Season Ends With Loss To Cal Poly In Big West Semifinals

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has made it a habit of protecting their homecourt throughout Big West action this season. So, when the No.3-seed Beach headed into their rubber match against the No.2-seed Cal Poly – LBSU […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Women’s Volleyball: Long Beach State Sweeps UC Irvine in First Round of Big West Tournament

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. The Beach had stacked up a couple of convincing wins heading into the Big West Tournament, which they’ll have the pleasure of […]

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FEATURE: Troy Percival Building a Pro Baseball Team to Last in Long Beach

Photo courtesy of UC Riverside Athletics. It’ll be an uphill battle to get the city to buy into the new professional baseball team coming to Long Beach. Local fans have already watched three pro teams arrive in the city since between 1995-2009—none of which lasted more than five years. But with the team’s logo, branding, […]

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PHOTOS: LBCC Vs. Orange Coast, JuCo Volleyball

The LBCC women’s volleyball team went on the road and defeated Orange Coast College 17-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-14 on Tuesday night. The Vikings advance to face Palomar on Saturday as they try to advance to state for the second straight year. We’ve got a great gallery from tonight’s action.

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Long Beach City College Water Polo

LBCC Water Polo Wins Dominant, Hilarious State Championship

The Long Beach City College women’s water polo team just wrapped up one of the most dominant seasons by any team at any level in city history. The Vikings blew through the CCCAA State Water Polo Tournament with three laugher wins, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 59-17, and winning every game by […]

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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 Nadia Mejia, Wilson Girls’ Cross Country The Wilson Bruins advanced to the CIF State meet for the first […]

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CIF Cross Country: Wilson Girls Qualify for State for First Time Since 2002

Many of us wait all week for Saturday mornings and the chance to forget about work. But not the Wilson girls’ cross country team. After finishing ninth at last year’s CIF-SS Cross Country Championships at Mt. SAC, the goal for this team has been clear ever since. And after 364 days of waiting, the Bruins […]