Stephen Dachman
Stephen Dachman has been shooting high school and college sports in Long Beach for more than two decades and has been a professional photographer for more than 40 years. A Philly/Cleveland transplant, he’s been adopted by Long Beach and is a proud local.

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Girls’ Lacrosse: Wilson Wins Third Moore League Title

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The rivalry between Wilson girls’ lacrosse and Downey High continued this season, with the Bruins and Vikings battling it out once again for Moore League supremacy. The two teams split their head-to-head meetings this season, but the Bruins were able to […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. This is our final awards for 2021; AOTW will return after the winter break. HIGH SCHOOL Sierra Sythe, Millikan Soccer Millikan’s Sierra Sythe earns a second consecutive AOTW honor for another big performance last week. Sythe scored […]

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All-City Coaches of the Year: Crystal Irving, Neil Nelson & Shannon Fisher

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly track and field head coach Crystal Irving continues to blaze a trail. She’s the head of the most prestigious high school sports program perhaps in all of California, a Trackrabbit team that’s won more boys’ and girls’ state titles than any other school in state history (in any sport). Despite the pressure […]