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Long Beach State Volleyball

Volleyball World Comes To Long Beach For NCAA Finals

For the first time in 12 years, Long Beach will host an NCAA championship as Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid will welcome the best men’s volleyball teams in the nation this week for five matches. The action begins  on Tuesday with USC facing Lewis at 5 p.m. and Pepperdine facing Princeton after. The winners will […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

We’ve got a special college Athletes of the Week–congrats to all the winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! Joseph Rocha, LBCC Volleyball LBCC won a state championship last weekend and it was thanks in part to freshman setter Joseph Rocha, who was lights out down the stretch. Rocha set LBCC to […]

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Long Beach City College Volleyball

LBCC Men’s Volleyball Wins State Championship!

It’s been an up and down year for the Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team, but the season is ending on the highest of high notes: the Vikings won a dominant state championship match against Irvine Valley College on Saturday night to claim the CCCAA title, 25-22, 25-12, 25-12. “If you followed us at […]

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Long Beach City College Volleyball

Long Beach City College Men’s Volleyball Wins CCCAA Semifinal

The No. 3 Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team swept No. 2 El Camino 25-21, 25-17, 25-16 in the CCCAA State Championship Semifinal on Thursday at Fullerton College. The Vikings (18-3) were trailing 13-10 in the second set when freshman outside hitter Kyle Anema served a 12-0 run. LBCC also opened the third set […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Falls To Hawaii, Seeded No. 2 For NCAA Tourney

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had a wild weekend in Hawaii at the Big West Tournament, playing in front of crowds of more than 10,000 Rainbow Warrior fans. After defeating UC Santa Barbara in an impressive four-set semifinal on Friday night, Long Beach was bested in a classic five-set championship match by the […]

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Boys’ Volleyball: Lakewood, St. Anthony Win League Titles

It was the wild end to the Moore League volleyball season that many expected, but after the dust settled it was the Lakewood Lancers, a varsity team with only two bench players, that were crowned league champions. It’s the second consecutive title for the Lancers and third in the last five years. There was a […]

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St. Anthony Volleyball

St. Anthony Boys’ Volleyball Wins Del Rey League Title

St. Anthony swept Salesian to clinch another Del Rey League championship on Tuesday evening, 25-16, 25-11, 25-13. “I’m excited for the guys, they deserved it for their work in the preseason,” said Saints coach Alicia Lemau’u. “They’re flowing and playing some good volleyball right now. I know their mindset is a little different this season.” […]

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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SHOOL Daniel Mariscal, Long Beach Poly Baseball It was a deuces wild game for Poly catcher Daniel Mariscal in a 4-1 win over Millikan last week, which kept Poly in first place. Mariscal had two doubles, two […]