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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 Emily Castano, Wilson Softball Wilson ace Emily Castano was great against Long Beach Poly on Monday and led […]

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Basketball Millikan

Millikan Names Stephon Price As New Boys’ Basketball Coach

Millikan has hired Long Beach native and recent Firebaugh boys’ basketball coach Stephon Price as the new coach of the Rams’ boys’ basketball team. Price is being introduced to the team this afternoon with an official announcement expected shortly. Millikan athletic director Kacey Mendoza confirmed the hire. “We’re extremely excited about Coach Stephon Price joining […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Volleyball Outlasts Hawaii in Five Set Thriller

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team put up a big block and fought through some tired legs in front of another crowd of 4,000+ in the Walter Pyramid on Saturday night. Midway through the Beach’s […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Sweeps Hawaii In Battle of No. 1 vs No. 2; Rematch Saturday

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. There was a rainbow over the Walter Pyramid following an early Spring shower on Friday afternoon. Inside the building, however, it was all Beach, as the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team picked up an impressive […]

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Volleyball

LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach State vs Hawaii Volleyball

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Refresh the page to see the latest score updates! No. 1 Hawaii visits No. 2 Long Beach State tonight at 7pm in a massive midseason showdown. We’ll have full coverage. CLICK HERE to read our full preview! CLICK […]

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Long Beach Poly Volleyball Wilson

Beach Volleyball: Wilson Edges Long Beach Poly To Stay in First

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Wilson beach volleyball team took another big step towards defending its Moore League championship on Thursday, as they once again defeated Long Beach Poly, their co-champions last season. […]

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Baseball Long Beach City College

LBCC Baseball Wins 11th Straight, Undefeated in Conference

The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. The Long Beach City College baseball team blew out LA Harbor on Thursday to improve to 18-3 on the season and a perfect 8-0 in conference play. The Vikings have won their last three games by a combined score of 36-2. […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Women Win Overtime Tournament Thriller, Advance to Semis

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Basketball is sponsored by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Nelson Farris. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team upset No. 3 UC Riverside in overtime to advance to tomorrow’s Big West Tournament semifinals, 83-75.  The […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

PREVIEW: Nation’s Top Volleyball Teams Face Off as Long Beach State Hosts Hawaii

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Volleyball fans are in for a treat this weekend as Long Beach State hosts Hawaii in a battle of the top two NCAA men’s volleyball teams in the country, with both Friday and Saturday matches slated […]