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CIF Boys’ Basketball: Cabrillo Flushes Royal, Advances to Second Round

The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The Cabrillo boys’ basketball program is making success the standard, and they were at it again on Wednesday night in their CIF-SS Division 2A playoff opener. The Jags took care of business against the visiting Royal Highlanders, cruising to a 65-38 victory. Senior forward […]

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CIF Girls’ Soccer: Cabrillo Endures PK’s for Program’s First Playoff Win

The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. When you’ve waited almost 30 years for your first playoff win, what’s another couple hours in the rain? The Cabrillo Jaguars played a scoreless 80 minutes, then a pair of overtime periods against […]

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Millikan Soccer

CIF Girls’ Soccer: Millikan Lets One Slip Away vs. Mission Viejo

The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The Millikan Rams led in every statistic in their playoff opener against Mission Viejo, except the one that counts. Despite outplaying the visiting Diablos for most of the night, the Rams were unable to protect their early lead in a frustrating 2-1 loss to […]

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NCAA Softball: No. 2 Oklahoma Escapes Long Beach State After 11th Inning Rally

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Sunday’s home opener for Long Beach State Softball began with a show of respect for the head coach in the opposing dugout. LBSU softball alum Patty Gasso threw out the ceremonial first pitch in her return to her alma mater, […]

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CIF-SS Girls’ Basketball Brackets Released

Five teams from Long Beach learned their postseason draws on Saturday afternoon as the CIF-Southern Section released their playoff brackets for girls’ basketball. Four teams from the Moore League (Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, Jordan, and Millikan) along with defending CIF champion St. Anthony are all in the playoffs, with the first round of games scheduled […]

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Long Beach State Inducts 2025 Hall of Fame Class

Photo courtesy Devin Malast/Long Beach State Athletics The Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Fame gained eight new members on Wednesday evening, with the induction of five former student-athletes and three community members in the Class of 2025. The five athletes enshrined into the Hall were Kyle Abbott (baseball), TJ DeFalco (men’s volleyball), Ashley Gonzales […]

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Football: DeSean Jackson Establishing Long Beach Pipeline at Delaware State

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Just two days after Christmas, Delaware State University made a big splash with the announcement that DeSean Jackson would be their next head football coach. That news reverberated from Dover to Long Beach, and some of the city’s aspiring football talent […]

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Signing Day: Millikan Football Sends Seven More Athletes to College

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The reigning Moore League champs scored another victory on Wednesday as seven more members of the stacked Millikan Rams senior class signed their National Letters of Intent to continue their playing careers. That group joins the six early signees to form […]