Long Beach legend Misty May-Treanor has been inducted into almost every Hall of Fame that she’s eligible for. May-Treanor, a three-time Olympic gold medalist who was a national champion and National Player of the Year at Long Beach State, is currently the Director of Volleyball at Long Beach City College. In the last several years, […]
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LBCC Football Pushes No. 1 Riverside To The Brink
The LBCC football team suffered a heartbreaking loss that was also incredibly encouraging for the Vikings and their fans on Saturday night. Playing on the road against No. 1 Riverside–the top-ranked team in the nation–LBCC led for most of the second half until falling on a touchdown pass with 25 seconds left, losing 31-28. “Very […]
PODCAST: Would You Rather Beat Your Rival Or Win A Title?
This week we’re talking about rivalries and if they’re more important than championships. We’re also discussing what it means to be a good teammate and why fantasy football isn’t bad for anyone. 04:00 Question O’ The Week: Would you rather beat your rival or win a title? 13:50 Athletes O’ The Week 16:00 Game O’ […]
Long Beach City College Notebook: Women’s Volleyball Winning Streak
Long Beach City College women’s volleyball got back to winning ways last week with an upset victory over No. 11 Cypress College at home last week. The Vikings (5-5) came back to win 25-23, 20-25, 8-25, 25-16, 16-14. Sophomore outside hitter Brooke Earkman led LBCC with 18 kills, two service aces, nine digs and a […]
LBCC Football Beats LA Valley Via Forfeit
LBCC football coach Brett Peabody likes to win, but not like this. The Vikings improved to 2-1 last Saturday after a rare forfeit win over LA Valley College, which came thanks to low numbers at Valley. Southern California Football Association commissioner Jim Sartoris said via statement: Valley has informed the SCFA that it can not […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Gevani McCoy, Lakewood Football Lakewood was in need of a big win last week in their Moore League opener and they got it 35-0 over Cabrillo thanks in part to a great game from quarterback Gevani McCoy. The gunslinger had […]
PODCAST: History Of Long Beach Poly High Book Interview
On this very special episode JJ is interviewing Mike and Tyler about the history of Long Beach Poly High School book they wrote. 04:00 Question O’ The Week: When Does Moore League Start? 09:00 Athletes O’ The Week 11:11 Game O’ The Week: Long Beach State Women’s Soccer 12:00 Player To Watch O’ The Week: […]
Long Beach Sports Calendar: Sept. 19-25
Find out where your favorite team is playing this weekend and let us know if you want your event added to the weekly calendar! THURSDAY High School Girls’ Tennis, 3 p.m. This is the first week of Moore League action and all eight league teams are in action this afternoon. Defending league champions Long Beach […]
Long Beach City College Notebook: Men’s Water Polo Undefeated
The Long Beach City College men’s water polo team improved to 8-0 last weekend with a pair of wins over Sierra and West Valley at the West Valley Nyqvist Invitational. The Vikings have outscored their opponents 121-53 this season. Sophomore attacker Vedran Latkovic has scored a team-high 22 goals, and freshman attacker Nikola Ilic is […]
JuCo Football: LBCC Falls To Mt. SAC
Saturday night’s rivalry game between LBCC and Mt. SAC wasn’t the tightwire classic that the teams’ recent meetings have been, mostly because the Vikings got off to a slow start. Playing in front of a nice-sized crowd of 2,000 fans, Mt. SAC jumped out to a 22-0 halftime lead and was able to hang on […]