The Long Beach Coast has had an eventful inaugural season, most recently becoming the first Pioneer Baseball League team to reach 50 wins. With PBL playoffs just a month away, the Coast took their foot off the gas and had a quiet week on the diamond. Long Beach spent the first week of August on […]
The MLB trade deadline brought changes for some of Long Beach’s baseball alumni, with plenty of other news as the 2026 season enters its homestretch. One of the biggest trades this season was between AL East rivals, as the Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles. The top prospect acquired by […]
A new chapter of high school football kicked off Thursday morning at Compton High School’s Field House, where coaches and athletes gathered for the first-ever Hub City League Football Media Day. The Compton Unified School District celebrated its new league and partnership with the Long Beach Unified School District as they lead a new era […]
8/16/1961 – 7/23/2026 There was never anyone else like August Luuga. Better known by his nickname “Augie,” he served the Long Beach Community College campus with a dedication and selflessness that was unparalleled at the Vikings’ school, or any other. Augie passed away of an illness in late July after more than four decades of […]
The Moore League officially kicked off the 2026 football season Monday at Millikan High School, where coaches and players gathered for the league’s second annual Media Day while preparing for one of the biggest changes in league history. For the first time since the league’s formation, Moore League football will consist of five teams after […]
The landscape of high school athletics in Long Beach, Lakewood and Compton will undergo its biggest transformation in more than half a century beginning with the 2026-27 school year. After 55 years as a member of the Moore League, Compton High will depart to join the newly formed Hub City League, a four-school league made […]
While Millikan High administrators continue searching for the school’s next boys lacrosse coach, parents are joining the effort to help ensure the reigning Moore League co-champions take the field next spring. Millikan boys lacrosse booster club president Todd Dyer said parents have begun using personal contacts, social media and Southern California’s lacrosse community to identify […]
With just a month remaining before the Pioneer Baseball League playoffs, it’s the league’s newest team that sits comfortably atop the standings. The Long Beach Coast has continued to roll in its inaugural season, opening August with its 50th victory to become the first team in the league to reach the milestone in 2026. The […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. Photo courtesy World Aquatics The USA Cadet Women’s water polo team is made up of the best youth players in the country, and the American women went on an impressive run in Croatia at the World Aquatics U16 World Cup. […]
The ocean’s tide rises and falls each day. At some points, the water is calm and recovering. At others, the sea is fierce, fighting with all its strength. Just like the waves, the Long Beach State Women’s Soccer team has gone through their own phases of rising and falling. After a tough year in 2025 […]