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Baseball The Coast/Regulators

Long Beach Coast Wins on Inaugural Opening Day in Front of Sold-Out Crowd

It was the inaugural Opening Day for the Long Beach Coast at a sold-out Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Tuesday, as the city’s new professional baseball team took the field at home for the first time in a revamped stadium adorned in coastal teal coloring and branding. What had already been a highly anticipated […]

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Baseball Lakewood

Lakewood Hires Alum Anthony Razo As Next Baseball Coach

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s hard to imagine a much harder act to follow than Spud O’Neil at Lakewood. The legendary baseball coach retired as the second-winningest coach in California history with 984 victories including two CIF-SS championships. O’Neil’s tenure spanned 43 years at the school and […]

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Soccer

Long Beach Forms Overseas Connection with Special French Soccer Program

From football to family. Le football est plus qu’un jeu – soccer is more than just a game. Every year, a group of French soccer all-stars travel overseas to compete in a Southern California tournament. While they spend 10 days in the area exploring and training, the players stay with host families in Long Beach […]

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Baseball The Coast/Regulators

PREVIEW: Long Beach Coast Kicks Off Inaugural Season in the City

Long Beach has waited more than a decade for a professional baseball team in the city — and the wait is over. The Long Beach Coast, a professional team in the Pioneer Baseball League, will kick off their inaugural year in the city with Opening Day on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field officially set for […]

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Athlete of the Week Baseball Long Beach Poly Millikan Track & Field Wilson

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 Clara Adams, Wilson Track & Field Clara Adams has been a star for Wilson this year, and she […]

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Track & Field Wilson

FEATURE: Wilson Girls’ 4×400 Relay Claims National Record, State Gold in Historic Season

The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. History felt inevitable for Wilson’s Clara Adams, Brooke Blue, Brooklyn Fowler and Saniah Varnado. The quartet spent the season dominating 400m races, and it […]

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Track & Field Wilson

CIF State Track: Wilson Girls Four-Peat as State Champions in Dominant Fashion

The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. From the Arcadia Invitational and the Moore League Finals to the CIF Championships and everything in between, Wilson logs plenty of miles over the […]