Former Lakewood High ace Anthony Eyanson is making quick work of the minor leagues, and now he’s gaining the attention of baseball fans everywhere. In his first season of professional baseball, Eyanson is tearing it up across two levels of the Boston Red Sox farm system, and is one of the most exciting pitching prospects […]
The Long Beach Century Club hosted its 69th Annual Sports Night Banquet at The Grand in Long Beach last week, recognizing the city’s top high school athletes along with many special award recipients. The562’s Mike Guardabascio and Tyler Hendrickson emceed the awards ceremony and began by presenting Long Beach State men’s volleyball coach Nick MacRae […]
After another compelling competition between some of the best young photographers in Long Beach, The562 is thrilled to announce the winning submissions in our 2nd Annual Student Photo Competition. The562 would like to thank Long Beach Transit and Tuttle Cameras for their support of 2025-26 edition of the photo competition, which is open to Long […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s hard to imagine a much harder act to follow than Spud O’Neil at Lakewood. The legendary baseball coach retired as the second-winningest coach in California history with 984 victories including two CIF-SS championships. O’Neil’s tenure spanned 43 years at the school and […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s never easy walking off the baseball field after a long, hard-fought season, but the feeling after Lakewood’s semifinal loss on Tuesday carried a little extra weight. The Lancers fell 6-1 to Covina in the CIF-SS Division 6 semifinals, ending an impressive […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Daunte Bell, Millikan Baseball Daunte Bell continued his pitching dominance in Millikan’s CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinal against Summit. […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood Lancers took a long drive up to Pasadena and enjoyed a victory ride home on Friday. Lakewood traveled out to John Muir High School to take on the Mustangs in the CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinals. A 5-3 win punched Lakewood’s […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood hosted its 2026 Senior Signing Day on Thursday, where 30 student-athletes were celebrated for their commitments to continue both their academic and athletic careers at the next level. Most of the athletes were present in the auditorium and received recognition along […]