Long Beach City College recently appointed a new leader of the school’s football program, announcing that defensive coordinator Marques Cooper would be the school’s new head coach, along with the title of Acting Director of Football Operations. Cooper has been an integral piece of the Vikings coaching staff in recent seasons, working under previous head […]
Wilson Boys Brings Home Klaus Barth Invitational On Jue’s Record-Setting Night
In the fire of their midseason, swimmers from all over Long Beach showed impressive performances at the Wilson-hosted annual Klaus Barth Invitational at Long Beach City College. With incredible results from Lucas Jue (who broke the Poly record in the 100 backstroke and 500 free) along with many athletes who qualified for CIF, this meet […]
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 Mason Peterson, Long Beach Poly Lacrosse Mason Peterson had a hat trick to lead the way for Long […]
PHOTOS: Klaus Barth Invitational Swim Meet
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PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs Millikan Track and Field, Student Intern Gallery
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Long Beach State Dirtbags Take Series Against UC Santa Barbara
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2025 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. It all looked very bleak for the Long Beach State Dirtbags in March when they last 12 of 16 games mostly due to an inexperienced roster learning to play their roles. But when coach TJ Bruce chose to […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State Dirtbags vs. UC Santa Barbara, Baseball
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Long Beach State Sweeps UC Irvine in Saturday Night Showdown
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had just one thing in mind after they were swept by UC Irvine at home in front of a record crowd on Friday night: respond. The Beach weren’t happy with how they […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs UC Irvine NCAA Volleyball
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Baseball: Wilson Fends Off Long Beach Poly
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson scored twice in the first inning and that was enough for starting pitcher […]