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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. YOUTH Nathan Dowdell, Newcomb Track Newcomb Middle School eighth grader Nathan Dowdell won the All-City middle school championship in the 100 meter sprint last week, with a blazing time of 11.12, which would be a top 15 in […]

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Basketball Long Beach City College

LBCC Blows Out LA Southwest, Wins Conference Title

Regardless of the sport or which level it’s played on, typically any game with a championship on the line will be an intense one. Friday night’s regular season finale between Long Beach City College and Southwest LA’s men’s basketball teams certainly broke the mold in that regard. Against an opponent playing an NBA All-Star Game […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Basketball Comeback Thriller Tops CSUN

From staff reports Long Beach State trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half against CSUN, but came back to win the game, 80-78. Long Beach trailed with less than a second left but Deishuan Booker drew a foul on a 3-point attempt with .8 seconds remaining, and calmly stepped to the […]

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Long Beach State Athletics Weekly Update

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made history last weekend, and they did so in front of more than 3,000 fans. The team’s sweep of No. 4 UCLA was the 33rd consecutive home victory, which sets a new school record — the team hasn’t lost in the Pyramid since March 26, 2016. Long Beach […]

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Athlete of the Week Basketball Cabrillo Long Beach Poly Soccer

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Arnold Giron, Cabrillo Soccer Arnold Giron is only a sophomore, but he’s already attained legendary status at Cabrillo as one of the school’s greatest athletes ever. Last Saturday on the road at Riverside Poly he scored three goals […]

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The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to all of this week’s winners. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State Volleyball Senior TJ DeFalco had five aces in a sweep of UCLA last weekend, obliterating the UCLA defense even with the serves that didn’t find the floor. DeFalco is now just seven aces shy of the school record. He also had six kills, […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly

CIF Basketball: Poly Offense Stalls At King In Semifinals

The strength of Long Beach Poly’s girls’ basketball team this year has been its depth, as head coach Carl Buggs has gotten big games from players up and down his bench. On Friday night at King High in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals, there were no answers to be found offensively anywhere for […]