The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Since the team first started playing in the early 1900s, the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball squad has won nearly 2,200 games (a state record by more than 300 games). They’ve won 65 league titles, 20 CIF-SS championships, produced a state-best nine NBA players, and […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly junior softball star Ki’ele Ho-Ching has always loved representing her family, her city, and her school. Now she’s going to have a chance to represent her country, as the Oklahoma commit was just named to the USA Softball U18 women’s national team. […]
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 Joy Anderson, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly senior Joy Anderson put up a huge double-double with […]
The January 16 collapse of part of the suspended ceiling over the loading dock on the Walter Pyramid’s south entrance has forced a lot of rapid reshuffling for Long Beach State. Their iconic venue hasn’t hosted a game for the last 10 days, as the school’s men’s volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball teams have […]
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 looked every bit of the No. 1 team in America in Saturday night’s match against Concordia, held in the Gold Mine due to the ongoing repair of the Walter Pyramid. The Beach […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer team is packed with talented seniors, several of whom have the ability to score at a moment’s notice. But despite that fact, the […]
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 […]