The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood football team is no stranger to opening its season against tough competition and it will be no different […]
Flag football season is officially underway! Multiple teams have started their 2026 seasons and we checked in with them as they usher in a new era with a new-look Moore League and the inaugural season for the Hub City League. Click here for our Millikan football preview Click here for our Long Beach Poly football […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. There’ll be plenty of new faces on the field for Lakewood flag football this season, but the Lancers have some stability at the top under second-year coach Fern Viramontes. Viramontes is tasked with replacing a group of 12 seniors, leaving plenty of […]
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Every Long Beach football team’s 2026 journey begins this week. After months of offseason preparation and anticipation, the new storylines, up-and-coming players and teams to watch will finally begin to take shape as […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It may not have gone exactly to plan, but Ricky Tiedemann has made it to The Show. The left-handed hurler made his major league debut on Saturday afternoon, joining the Toronto Blue Jays to face the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre. Tiedemann, […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood coach Mario Morales has never been one to offer the viral answer when asked about his team’s expectations entering a new season. His goal each year has remained simple, and it hasn’t changed throughout his more than 30-year coaching career. “It […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law.
The MLB trade deadline brought changes for some of Long Beach’s baseball alumni, with plenty of other news as the 2026 season enters its homestretch. One of the biggest trades this season was between AL East rivals, as the Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles. The top prospect acquired by […]
The Moore League officially kicked off the 2026 football season Monday at Millikan High School, where coaches and players gathered for the league’s second annual Media Day while preparing for one of the biggest changes in league history. For the first time since the league’s formation, Moore League football will consist of five teams after […]
The landscape of high school athletics in Long Beach, Lakewood and Compton will undergo its biggest transformation in more than half a century beginning with the 2026-27 school year. After 55 years as a member of the Moore League, Compton High will depart to join the newly formed Hub City League, a four-school league made […]