This week we’re talking to Long Beach State Athletics Director Andy Fee about improvements coming to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, the Big West basketball tournament staying at Honda Center (for now) and a bummer of a Saturday doubleheader at Walter Pyramid. We’ll also be joined by LBSU softball coach Kim Sowder to talk about […]
Softball
Los Altos Softball 10U All-Stars Fundraising For World Series
The Los Altos softball 10U All-Stars are trying to raise money for a trip to Florida this month and the 2019 Babe Ruth Softball World Series. They won the Southwest Region last month, and are the second Los Altos team to make a World Series in the last two summers. The 12U softball teams went […]
Top 10 Long Beach High School Sports Stories Of 2018-19
We’re counting down the top moments for Long Beach prep sports in 2018-19. 10. Lakewood Hires Scott Meyer The Moore League football landscape has been shaped by so many coaches coming and going, and for the first time in awhile, the league is getting a quality on-campus coach back again. In December, Lakewood hired Scott […]
Top Moments #8: Wilson Softball Quarterfinals Walkoff Win
The most exciting playoff win of the spring came last month when Wilson softball came back to Joe Rodgers for its first quarterfinals at home in more than a decade. The Bruins battled Troy with the sophomore battery of pitcher Hailey Houston and catcher Natalya Rodriguez, who call their own pitches. Houston went the distance […]
All-Moore League Softball 2019
Congratulations to this year’s Moore League softball honorees as voted on by the coaches
CIF Softball: Wilson Falls Short In The Semifinals
Wilson softball had its improbable playoff run come to an end with a 9-4 loss on Tuesday at West Ranch in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinals. The Bruins (18-12) had a four-run come from behind win in the first round, a blow out win in the second round and a walk-off win in […]
PHOTOS: Wilson vs. West Ranch, CIF Softball
Great action shots by Stephen Dachman.
The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week
Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! HIGH SCHOOL Rachel Glenn, Wilson Track & Field It was another golden Saturday for Wilson junior sensation Rachel Glenn, who won three individual championships at the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Track & Field championships. Glenn brought home titles in the […]
LIVE UPDATES: Wilson Softball, St. Anthony Baseball CIF Semifinals
There are only two Long Beach baseball and softball teams left alive in the CIF Southern Section playoffs, and they’re very similar. Wilson softball and St. Anthony baseball are both playing semifinals today, and both are trying to win their first ever CIF-SS championships after underachieving regular seasons. Wilson (18-11, 8-4) is at West Ranch […]
CIF Softball: Wilson Walks Off Winners In Quarterfinals
Wilson softball has been on different paths to victory during the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs this month. The Bruins came back to win in the final inning of the first round on the road last week, blew out San Marcos at home on Tuesday, and walked off winners 3-2 against Troy in the […]