The Long Beach Century Club continued its mission of supporting amateur sports in the city with a special event last week, which took their commitment to a whole new level. The club has been making a large annual donation to all the city’s schools for the last decade-plus, but never in the amount handed out […]
It’s good to be Alex Palou. This year’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach champion has taken plenty of checkered flags during his meteoric ascent to the top of IndyCar. Remarkably, he’s won 11 of the last 22 IndyCar races he’s run in, and he has taken a podium spot in fully half of the […]
No high school in California has won more championships on the field than Long Beach Poly, which boasts record-high totals of 134 CIF Southern Section and 38 CIF State team titles; just last school year they were named the second-best girls’ sports program in the CIF-SS in the Commissioner’s Cup race. Those marks are in […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson girls’ soccer coach Brian Irvin has stepped down after five seasons leading the Bruins. Irvin had an overall record of 59-32-10 in five seasons including the 2022 Moore League championship. “I want to thank the players, their families, my coaching […]
The Long Beach sports scene is filled with big personalities and big egos–superstar athletes, boisterous coaches, and attention seekers of all types. It’s also filled with a very different personality, that of the quiet helper who isn’t looking for big showy recognition. These are the people who keep things running, who make sure gyms get […]
I’ll never forget the feeling I had sitting in the Pyramid at Long Beach State in January of 2016 covering a men’s volleyball match against Cal Baptist. The Beach were rolling out three true freshmen starters that night in TJ DeFalco, Josh Tuaniga, and Kyle Ensing. They came in with a ton of hype, topping […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly alum Tatiana Tate became a viral sensation last weekend at the Dodgers’ season-opening series against the Diamondbacks. Tate is an accomplished trumpeter, and did a live rendition of Timmy […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The 2026-27 school year will mark the 100th anniversary of Wilson High School—but in typical Bruin fashion, they’re not waiting to get the party started. The school put on a Centennial Kick-Off party at Marni’s in Seal Beach last weekend with hundreds […]
Jim Michaelian loved a sunny day. He loved them so much, in fact, that it became a running joke between myself, JJ Fiddler, Tyler Hendrickson, and anyone else who ever covered the Grand Prix of Long Beach for us over the last two decades. There are many fun and revered traditions associated with the race, […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Wilson ace Cooper George wanted to put his stamp on the Moore League season from the jump, and the junior TCU commit […]