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Millikan Wrestling

Wrestling: Fueled By Purpose, Millikan’s Chris Anguiano Wins First CIF Title

The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Heading into the season, Millikan junior Chris Anguiano had a clear vision of what he wanted to accomplish. The junior crossed off one of the items near the top of his to-do list on Saturday when he […]

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Baseball Long Beach State Photos

PHOTOS: Dirtbags Drop Series to San Jose State in Heartbreaker

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2026 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Dirtbags opened a pitching lab they hope will help build the future of the program, but dropped their season-opening series to San Jose State. After a tough defeat on Friday, they bounced back with a huge 12-3 […]

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Millikan Soccer

CIF Girls’ Soccer: Millikan Gets Sloppy Victory Over St. Genevieve

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. There’s no style points in the playoffs. The goal is simple: win, survive, and advance. The Millikan Rams did just […]

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Basketball Jordan Wilson

CIF Girls’ Basketball: Jordan and Wilson Advance With Thrilling Wins

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The last Long Beach teams standing in the girls’ basketball postseason are both in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 bracket.  After thrilling […]

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Basketball St. Anthony

CIF Basketball: St. Anthony Drops Second-Round Contest Vs. La Salle

Heading into the second round there were no surprises for the St. Anthony girls’ basketball team as they faced a familiar foe in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. If the Saints wanted to advance they’d have to beat La Salle, a Del Rey League foe, who bested them twice in league action.  Midway […]

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Lakewood Soccer

CIF Soccer: Lakewood Girls’ Drop Overtime Heartbreak to Sultana

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Soccer, like life, is cruel.  A game where one team can dominate another but the difference between a win and loss can come down to […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly Photos

Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Comes Up Short At The Buzzer In Loss To Kennedy

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. From start to finish of the CIF-SS Division 7 second-round matchup against Kennedy, the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team went through a whirlwind of emotions. From a dominant start and […]