The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will have an even more decidedly Long Beach flavor, it was announced on Tuesday. Long Beach is adding beach volleyball (originally set to be hosted in Santa Monica), target shooting, coastal rowing, and sport climbing to its already-strong roster of Olympic events. That brings the city’s total to 11 Olympic […]
Long Beach Poly unveiled a new mural on the historic campus last Friday afternoon, honoring all-time great alum Billie Jean King (class of 1961). The mural, by Mike Sullivan, depicts King in her athletic prime during a career that saw her win 39 Grand Slam titles, earning six No. 1 world rankings. King has been […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Simrin Adams/Sadie Calderone, Wilson Volleyball Wilson sophomores Simrin Adams and Sadie Calderone were the city’s best team all […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team got a split on the road against Hawaii last weekend, taking down the Rainbow Warriors in four sets on Friday night before falling to them in five sets on Saturday, in a […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Ben Howard, Wilson Baseball Wilson has surged into first place in part on the shoulder of stud pitcher […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team wasn’t all that pleased with how they played Thursday night in a four-set win over UC Santa Barbara. The No. 1-ranked Beach bounced back in a big way Friday night in the […]
Compton High joined the Moore League in 1970, 13 years after the league was founded, and has been a stalwart ever since. Now, in a new era of CIF Southern Section competitive equity, Compton is departing the Moore League to form the Hub City League with their other city and district-mates: Dominguez High, Compton Centennial, […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Mason Peterson, Long Beach Poly Lacrosse Mason Peterson had a hat trick to lead the way for Long […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had just one thing in mind after they were swept by UC Irvine at home in front of a record crowd on Friday night: respond. The Beach weren’t happy with how they […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team’s perfect start to the 2025 season came to a jolting halt on Friday night in the Walter Pyramid. The Beach came away smarting from the Black and Blue rivalry match with No. 5 […]