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Lakewood Softball

Softball: Lakewood Gives Back With Clinic

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. This week is the perfect time to give back to the Veterans community, and the Lakewood softball team did exactly that at Heartwell Park. The Lancers hosted a clinic for local Veteran Dustin Scott’s 6U Heartwell softball team. Dustin served in the United […]

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Long Beach Poly Softball

Long Beach Poly Softball Star Kiele Ho-Ching Commits to Oklahoma

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. One of the nation’s top softball juniors has made her collegiate decision, as reigning Moore League Player of the Year and Long Beach Poly star Kiele Ho-Ching announced on Instagram last week that she’s verbally committing to the University of Oklahoma. The Sooners are […]

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Long Beach Poly Softball

Long Beach Poly Softball’s Emoni Lam Sam Commits to Cal

The562’s high school softball coverage is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Star Long Beach Poly softball junior Emoni Lam Sam committed to Cal earlier this week, wrapping up a frantic recruiting schedule where she weighed several […]

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Multisport Athletes of the Year 2024

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, […]

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Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 6 Millikan Goes Undefeated in Baseball and Softball

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 […]

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St. Anthony Alum Tiare Jennings Makes NCAA Softball History

The562’s high school softball coverage is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. St. Anthony alum and 2020 The562.org All-City Athlete of the Year Tiare Jennings made history recently, winning her fourth NCAA title as a star with the Oklahoma softball team. Jennings helped lead the Sooners to the first-ever softball […]

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All-Moore League Softball

The562’s high school softball coverage is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. Here are the All-Moore League honorees for the 2024 softball season, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports coverage free!

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Long Beach State Softball

Long Beach State Softball Drops Big West Championship to Cal State Fullerton

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State traveled to Fullerton for the final series of the 2024 season. This series would decide a Big West champion between the top two teams in the conference.  The Beach (25-29, 20-7) suffered a 4-1 loss on […]

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Millikan Softball

CIF Softball: Millikan Drops Nine Inning Heartbreaker to Mater Dei

The562’s high school softball coverage is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. When you let a good team hang around, bad things tend to happen. For the Moore League champion Millikan Rams, missed opportunities came back […]