Joseph Kling
Joseph has been a photographer for 15 years specializing in sports and action. Being a SoCal native and former athlete has driven his enthusiasm to give Long Beach the best sports coverage available.
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Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Nala Williams, Long Beach Poly Basketball The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball game won three games in 26 hours last weekend including a unique league doubleheader against Millikan and Wilson on Saturday. Nala Williams’ 27 points […]

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Stearns Park Renames Baseball Field After Tom Buckle

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The Long Beach community honored a local legend recently when the city revealed a new scoreboard at the historic Stearns Championship Field.  The field was renamed Tom Buckle Field to honor Buckle, who was a Long Beach Little League legend that spent 50 years encouraging the next generation of youth players. A new scoreboard with […]

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PHOTOS: Lakewood vs. Corona Santiago, CIF Girls’ Basketball

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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood started the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA girls’ basketball playoffs with a 58-50 home victory over Corona Santiago. Senior Nyemah King scored a game-high 20 points for the Lancers. Lakewood visits Lynwood on Saturday for the second round.