The Long Beach Century Club hosted its 69th Annual Sports Night Banquet at The Grand in Long Beach last week, recognizing the city’s top high school athletes along with many special award recipients. The562’s Mike Guardabascio and Tyler Hendrickson emceed the awards ceremony and began by presenting Long Beach State men’s volleyball coach Nick MacRae […]
The Long Beach Coast are rolling through a dominant start to their inaugural season. The team is currently posting a 24-6 overall record, coasting on a five-game win streak as they head into another week of play. The Coast kicked off the week with a six-game series against the Modesto Roadsters. Long Beach won four […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State’s influence on international volleyball will be hard to miss during the 2026 Volleyball Nations League season. There will be a collection of 11 former and incoming Beach athletes competing for five different countries this summer, as […]
The beer showers started less than seven minutes after kickoff. The several thousand spectators who packed Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach last Friday collectively erupted after watching the U.S. men’s national team notch its opening goal of the 2026 World Cup. Some flexed the American flags that draped over their backs. Others waved red, […]
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Evans. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. For years, Long Beach Polytechnic High School’s graduation ceremony has been held at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Long Beach City College. This year, Vets hosted the […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Millikan softball has proved its dominance on the diamond year after year, but their wins go beyond Snowden Avenue. As the Rams have moved on from high school into their future careers, they carried Millikan’s championship mindset […]
After another compelling competition between some of the best young photographers in Long Beach, The562 is thrilled to announce the winning submissions in our 2nd Annual Student Photo Competition. The562 would like to thank Long Beach Transit and Tuttle Cameras for their support of 2025-26 edition of the photo competition, which is open to Long […]
The562’s coverage of Avalon Athletics is sponsored by Curtin Maritime. Erick Madriz is a man of few words. Rather than talk about his accomplishments, the Avalon senior has spent the last four years letting his play speak for itself. A naturally shy kid, Madriz found his place in high school playing three sports, building his […]
The Long Beach Coast wrapped up their house-warming homestand Sunday afternoon, concluding a six-game series against the Modesto Roadsters at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. Fittingly for a franchise still creating its history, the series finale featured another milestone. Locked in a 6-6 tie after nine innings, the Coast played in the organization’s first Knockout […]