FOOTBALL IS FOR GIRLS, a sign erected on the Hughes Middle School field proudly proclaimed on Saturday. Hughes was the site of the first ever Middle School Girls’ Flag Football tournament in Long Beach history. Many talented teams competed throughout the day, among them two from the hosting Owls, as well as Cubberley, Lindburgh, IVA, […]
On Monday night, the Long Beach Century Club hosted a celebration of girls and women in sports at the newly opened Long Beach Sports Basement. The event was replete with fun games and refreshments, but more importantly, Long Beach women’s sports legends who spoke to the young female attendees about their personal experience in athletics […]
In the final game of the tripleheader Middle School All City Girls’ Basketball championship matchups hosted at Poly High School on Saturday, Lindbergh beat Washington with a decisive 38-21 win to take the Division 2 crown. “It’s huge,” co-head coach Taurean Ross said. “[Washington] beat us earlier in the first game of the season, so […]
On Wednesday night, Long Beach’s fastest middle school boys took to the track at Wilson High School to compete with their teams one final time this season and crown the All City Champions in each division. In the end, Stanford emerged victorious in Division 1 with 70 points, Newcomb edged out Cubberly by one point […]
Ding! My phone chimes as I push open the door of the science building, exiting my fifth period chemistry class, my last of the day. I’m headed to the locker room to get changed into my running clothes before practice, and as I walk across campus, I swing my backpack around to grab my phone […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The 605 All-Star Game, established in 1967, was a longtime tradition for local high school football players before it fizzled out in 2017. Now, the event is back, and last Saturday at Downey High School, the South All-Stars emerged victorious over […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Basketball is sponsored by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Nelson Farris. In their second home game in three days, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team fell 78-71 to Cal Poly after being down 31-33 […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Thursday night’s girls’ soccer game against Wilson left the Poly Jackrabbits jumping for joy when the final whistle blew. After a nail biter of a first half that ended 0-0, the Jackrabbits tucked four goals away in the second, two of which belonged to midfielder […]
The middle school boys’ basketball All-City Division 3 champion was crowned on Saturday afternoon, with the Tincher Tigers taking the win over the Stephens Jackrabbits in a 53-43 thrilling back and forth battle at Millikan High School. The Tigers, led by coach Mark Chambers, also won the title last season. However, this win in particular […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Moore League title contenders Long Beach Poly looked the part on Tuesday night, as they opened up Moore League play with a statement win at home against Lakewood. The Jackrabbits’ 4-0 shutout was […]