Lakewood
Lakewood Millikan

Baseball: Lakewood Tied For First After Beating Millikan

This is supposed to be a new day in the Moore League, with more hits and runs than the usual season of high-quality ball played at Blair Field. Someone forgot to tell the Lakewood Lancers, who clawed their way into a first-place tie with their second consecutive low-scoring thriller at Blair, edging Millikan 2-1. The […]

St. Anthony Boys' Volleyball
St. Anthony

Boys’ Volleyball: St. Anthony Still Undefeated in League

The Saints (19-3, 6-0) remain untouchable in the Camino Real League and remained in first place after a sweep of St. Genevieve, 25-11, 25-22, 25-15. The Saints have only dropped one set in league all year and are now ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 rankings. Long Beach State commit Aidan […]

Cross Country: Moore League Cluster No. 1
Long Beach Poly

Long Beach Poly XC Coach Nate Bershtel Stepping Down

One of the city’s most consistently successful coaches confirmed Tuesday that he’s stepping down, as Long Beach Poly girls’ cross country coach Nate Bershtel is retiring after 11 years running the program to spend more time with his family. “It’s tough to walk away from these last 11 years, but it’s the best thing for […]

Misty May Treanor
Long Beach City College Long Beach State

Catching Up With Misty May-Treanor

Misty May-Treanor is making a mockery of the word “retirement.” Six years after the three-time Olympic gold medalist and NCAA champion announced the end of her playing career, the Long Beach resident is keeping more than busy with family, coaching at Long Beach City College, and starting a new volleyball club. On the family front, […]

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Athlete of the Week Lakewood Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach Wilson

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

This week’s edition of our weekly awards. HIGH SCHOOL Joey Vega, Wilson Softball Wilson softball broke Lakewood’s 65-game Moore League win streak last week, thanks in large part to a great performance from senior Joey Vega, who scattered eight hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in a complete game performance. She stranded four runners […]

Millikan
Millikan

East Long Beach Visited By Scammers Posing As Millikan Students

At this point it’s almost a springtime tradition in East Long Beach that scammers will roam the sidewalks going door-to-door, faking a connection to Millikan High to try and bilk people out of some pocket change. In previous years scammers have passed out flyers and asked for cash, this year it’s selling fake discount cards. […]