The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opens the 2025 season with high expectations, fresh off a runner-up performance in the national championship match in 2024. The Beach fell to UCLA at the Walter Pyramid in the final match of the season, and sure enough, this year’s AVCA national poll opened with the Bruins No. […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Monday night’s College Football National Championship Game may not have gone the way Notre Dame alum Justin Utupo was hoping it would go–but the future is looking bright for the new […]
The reigning Moore League champion Millikan baseball program hosted a well-attended Opening Day and Alumni Game last weekend on campus. The event also honored Rams baseball legend John Correa, who passed away in July of 2024. Correa was a three-year starter at third base for the Rams and drove in the walkoff extra innings game-winning […]
Lakewood has its next football coach, as the school’s longtime athletic director Mike Wadley confirmed to The 562 Tuesday evening that the Lancers are hiring longtime local football coach Mario Morales. Morales had successful tenures at St. Anthony and Wilson, and has been on campus at Lakewood for 14 years, currently as a dean of […]
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 Juan Vasquez, Millikan Soccer Millikan captain Juan Vasquez scored his 11th goal of the season in a big […]
Tragedy struck the Long Beach sports community on Friday, as a Cabrillo soccer player passed away following an on-field medical emergency during a frosh-soph game at home against Long Beach Poly. An email sent to Cabrillo families and staff this evening confirmed the horrible news, and the school’s sporting events for the rest of the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly senior Jovani Ruff is a nominee for the historic McDonald’s All-American Game. Becoming a nominee is the first step to officially being named to the game, which will be held April 1 in Brooklyn at the Nets’ Barclays Center. Long Beach has […]
On Thursday afternoon, part of the suspended ceiling over the loading dock on the south entrance of Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid collapsed, causing the facility to be shut down. Thursday night’s men’s basketball game was moved to the Gold Mine, Long Beach State’s historic gym that was used prior to the opening of the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Long Beach Poly’s dominant run through the first half of the Moore League continued at home in the Ron Palmer Pavilion on Wednesday night. The Jackrabbits fully controlled their game against Cabrillo, winning […]
Boys’ Basketball 16: Long Beach Poly 55: Millikan 57: St. Anthony 76: Lakewood 105: Cabrillo 123: Wilson 207: Jordan 425: Compton Girls’ Basketball 50: Lakewood 65: Long Beach Poly 140: St. Anthony 167: Jordan 171: Millikan 228: Cabrillo 246: Wilson 387: Compton Boys’ Soccer 15: Millikan 165: Wilson 191: Cabrillo 202: Long Beach Poly 206: […]