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Millikan Athletics Raises Money While Honoring Seniors
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Last month the Millikan Rams celebrated their senior student-athletes going on to play at the collegiate level with their annual spaghetti dinner and silent auction fundraiser in Howard Lyon Gym. This event has been running for more than a decade as […]
FEATURE: Millikan’s Rams Without Limits Club Shares Love of Dance With Neurodiverse Classmates
At Millikan High School, a unique and inclusive club called Rams Without Limits (RWOL) is beginning to leave its mark. Founded by Angie DelGaudio, captain of the Millikan Advanced Dance Team, the club provides a safe and supervised space for neurodiverse students to express themselves through dance. Neurodiverse students are individuals with a disability or […]
Wilson’s Lashinda Demus Will Finally Receive Olympic Gold at Ceremony in Paris
Twelve years after being cheated out of an Olympic gold medal, Wilson alum Lashinda Demus will finally get her due in a historic reallocation ceremony in Paris at this year’s Olympics. Demus took second in the 2012 400 meter hurdles to an athlete who was later disqualified for doping—when she exchanges her silver for gold […]
LB in MLB: J.P. Crawford Heating Up As Summer Approaches
Now more than two months into the 2024 Major League Baseball season, storylines are beginning to take shape, and there’s already been a handful of memorable moments for Long Beach’s big league talent. Recently, it’s been former Lakewood Lancer J.P. Crawford, who is back healthy and producing for the Seattle Mariners. On May 29, Crawford […]
Long Beach Poly Signing Day Honors 33 Scholarship College Athletes
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. No other school does signing day quite like Long Beach Poly, where a typical year sees more than two dozen athletes sign NCAA scholarships to four-year universities across a variety of sports. This year was no exception, as Poly boys’ athletic director Rob Shock […]
PHOTOS: Moore League Boys Volleyball All-Star Game
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023-2024 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers.
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
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 Loren Webster, Wilson Track & Field Junior Loren Webster was the star of the day for the Wilson […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags Open National Search For Next Head Coach
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2024 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State athletic department announced on Monday it will conduct a full national search for the next permanent head coach for the Dirtbags after a year under interim coach Bryan Peters. This season the Dirtbags finished […]
CIF State Track Roundup: Long Beach Brings Home Titles On Historic Saturday
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. Once again, Long Beach announced itself loudly at a postseason track and field meet. The Wilson girls won back-to-back CIF State titles and the Long Beach Poly boys claimed the CIF State title as well […]