The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football in 2023-24 is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. The Moore League welcomed its newest sport into the fold in 2023-24, as girls’ flag football took center stage last fall. Kicking off with a showcase at Cabrillo High School in September, the league showed off its talent and sportsmanship […]
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Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 9 Aloha, Football! Poly and Millikan Open Season in Hawaii
There’s nothing quite like that first Friday night of fall, when high school football kicks off once again and a new athletic year is officially underway. Those moments are special every season, but 2023 was different. That’s because the football season didn’t kick off in Long Beach, or anywhere in California for that matter. Long […]
LB in MLB: Jarren Duran Named American League All-Star
The breakout season for Jarren Duran reached a major milestone on Sunday, when the 27-year-old Boston Red Sox outfielder was named an American League All-Star. Duran, who was drafted out of Long Beach State back in the 2018 draft, has become a fixture atop the Boston batting order and has been one of the best […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags Hiring Alum T.J. Bruce as Head Coach
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Multiple sources have confirmed that Long Beach State is in the process of hiring former player and TCU Associate Head Coach T.J. Bruce as their next head coach. Bruce has previous head coaching experience at the […]
Football: St. Anthony Announces Jeff Magdaleno as New Football Coach
St. Anthony High recently announced that Jeff Magdaleno has taken over as the new head coach of the Saints football program. Magdaleno inherits a team that went 9-3 last season and won the Del Rey League championship at the newly renovated Clark Field. Magdaleno brings nearly two decades of coaching experience to St. Anthony, working […]
Lakewood Celebrates 2024 College Signing Class
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. More than two dozen student-athletes were recognized at Lakewood High last week, during a college signing ceremony for the Class of 2024. A crowd of classmates, parents, coaches, and other supporters filled the Lakewood gym to celebrate the departing senior class, with […]
Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly’s Jovani Ruff Commits to Cal
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. In the final week of his junior year, Long Beach Poly guard Jovani Ruff was looking toward the future, announcing his college commitment during a ceremony at Ron Palmer Pavilion on Wednesday afternoon. Joined by his mom and younger brother, Ruff declared that he […]
VIDEO: Jovani Ruff College Commitment
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LB in MLB: J.P. Crawford Heating Up As Summer Approaches
Now more than two months into the 2024 Major League Baseball season, storylines are beginning to take shape, and there’s already been a handful of memorable moments for Long Beach’s big league talent. Recently, it’s been former Lakewood Lancer J.P. Crawford, who is back healthy and producing for the Seattle Mariners. On May 29, Crawford […]
CIF State Track: Jordan’s Jamar Andrews Finishes Third in Boys’ Triple Jump
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. For the third year in a row, the Jordan Panthers made some noise at the CIF State Track & Field Championships, as […]