The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was able to flex its depth on Saturday night in the Walter Pyramid, relying on a handful of different guys in a dominant win over visiting Barton College. The Beach won 25-14, 25-14, […]
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No. 1 Long Beach State Volleyball Sweeps No. 8 Grand Canyon In First Of Three Consecutive Games
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team started a three day stretch of back-to-back games with a win over No. 8 Grand Canyon in the Walter Pyramid, handling the Lopes via sweep, 25-18, 27-25, 25-18. The Beach will return to […]
Cabrillo Softball Preview
It’s hard to build a program when you have different players shuffling through every year, but this year Cabrillo coach Gabriel Tablada has a young group that he hopes to be the start of a new era for Cabrillo softball. “We have a handful of seniors and everyone else in the group is young,” Tablada […]
St. Anthony Softball Preview
The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1948. There’s a lot stacked against the St. Anthony softball program in 2025 for what will be a huge transition year for Saints’ coach Joseph Younger. St. Anthony had eight girls transfer out this off-season while graduating four seniors, and […]
Lakewood Lancers Baseball Preview
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. With over 40 years of experience coaching Lakewood baseball, long-time Lancers coach Walter “Spud” O’Neil likes to switch things up each year and create a […]
Compton Baseball Preview
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters There’s a light at the end of the tunnel for Compton this year with the new high school finishing up its long-awaited reconstruction, which means it’s the last year that the Tarbabes have to practice on a makeshift […]
CIF Boys’ Basketball: Cabrillo Come Back Falls Short Against Irvine In Quarterfinals
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Playoff basketball is all about who’s better on the given night, and Cabrillo had its hands full against a prepared Irvine team on Tuesday in the CIF-SS Division 2A quarterfinals. The Jags started the game slow and fell behind early before making a late […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Flintridge Sacred Heart, CIF Girls’ Water Polo
The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation.
CIF Boys’ Soccer: Lakewood Unable Come Back Against Northwood
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. There were plenty of excuses that Lakewood could have blamed for their loss on Saturday in the CIF-SS Division 5 second round, but the Lancers used none of them. Lakewood came into […]
CIF Boys’ Basketball: Cabrillo Comes Alive To Beat Valencia, Advances To Quarterfinals
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The Cabrillo basketball team lives for the big moment, and they showed it once again during the fourth quarter of their CIF-SS Division 2A second rounder. Despite trailing for most of the game against visiting Valencia, the Jags’ came alive down the stretch in […]