Unfortunately as specialization is pushed at younger and younger ages, the high school multisport athlete is largely becoming a thing of the past, with year-round commitments crowding out the old-school approach. As such we wanted to recognize four Long Beach athletes competing in multiple sports at a high level this year. On the boys’ side, […]
The562’s high school baseball coverage is sponsored by Tribe Athletics. Visit TribeAthlete.com for more information on their fitness community. A collection of talented baseball players from the Long Beach area swept their way to a championship last week in Arizona, as the CBA Bears claimed the Perfect Game 17U National World Series Championship. The Bears roster is […]
The562’s high school baseball coverage is sponsored by Tribe Athletics. Visit TribeAthlete.com for more information on their fitness community. Even though the dog days of summer are fast approaching, last week was a busy one at Wilson’s Skip Rowland Field, where the Bruins won three games in four days to secure an American Legion Area […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s high school baseball coverage is sponsored by Tribe Athletics. Visit TribeAthlete.com for more information on their fitness community. The562’s high school softball coverage is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. Millikan’s baseball […]
The ELB PONY Shetland 6U All Star team won the central regional championship tournament two weeks ago, and will begin play in the PONY West Zone 6s World Series this weekend in Simi Valley. The team went 4-0 in the regional tourney and defeated LAYB in the championship game. The coaches are Joey Diette, Dana […]
The Long Beach PONY 13s all stars out of Whaley Park are off to a great start this Summer, claiming the Region and Super Regional Tournaments to advance to this weekend’s Zone Tournament in West Hills. After a second-place finish in the District Tournament, the Long Beach boys have ripped off eight straight wins to […]
The Los Altos 10U All Stars won last weekend’s Cal Ripken SoCal State Tournament with a wild walk-off to win three straight and punch their ticket to next week’s regional tournament in Kingsburg. Los Altos defeated Frontier 17-0 and Uptown LB 12-2 to open the tournament, then fell to Simi Valley 10-7 to drop into […]
The Long Beach Little League 11U All Stars recently won the Little League District 38 championship in thrilling fashion, defeating Lakewood Village 5-3 in a winner-take-all. The Long Beach boys lost to Village in the semifinals to fall into the loser’s bracket and had to win three straight games to take the district championship and […]
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 […]
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2024 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Before Friday’s introductory press conference on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field new Long Beach State Dirtbags coach TJ Bruce said he wanted it to feel like, “A backyard BBQ.” “That’s what I remember Long Beach being,” he added. […]