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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023-24 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. High school boys’ volleyball playoffs begin today with opening-round action for the Moore League, with Wilson at home while Poly, Millikan and Jordan hit the road. Avalon will play on the island tonight hosting La Mirada. Division […]

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Boys’ Volleyball: CIF-SS Playoff Brackets Unveiled

The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. Long Beach has a handful of boys’ volleyball teams in the 2024 CIF-SS playoffs, and they each learned their postseason draw on Saturday morning in four different divisions. Here’s who the local teams will be playing and […]

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Boys’ Volleyball: Avalon Wins Own Tournament Championship

The562’s coverage of Avalon Athletics is sponsored by Curtain Maritime. Avalon boys’ volleyball invited a quality crop of teams for its second annual tournament and won the championship while taking seven of eight matches played on Catalina Island. The Lancers (11-8, 4-0) suffered their only loss of the day in pool play to Southland Christian 25-20, […]

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Long Beach High School Girls’ Volleyball Preview

The Long Beach prep volleyball world is in for an exciting season with new players, new coaches, and a lot of talent taking the floor for a wide-open league championship race. Wilson and Lakewood both debuted in the top 20 State rankings released by the CIF State office, and both pack some big hitters coming […]

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Girls’ Volleyball Preview: Avalon Lancers

The562’s coverage of Avalon Athletics is sponsored by Curtain Maritime. The Lancers have been slowly improving for the better part of the last decade under coach Carlos Martinez, but this season will be more challenging with a difficult San Joaquin League schedule and a largely rebuilt lineup. “The culture in the volleyball program has always […]

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Boys’ Volleyball: CIF-SS Brackets Released

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The 2023 CIF-SS Boys’ Volleyball brackets were released on Saturday morning, with local teams learning of their postseason draw for next week’s wild card and first round of competition. The Long Beach area has […]

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Long Beach Gives Day is Here!

Long Beach Gives is the largest and most important fundraiser of the year for many nonprofits in Long Beach, including The562.org. We rely on community support to stay in business, and that’s exactly what Long Beach Gives is all about! Each year on this special day of giving, people from all over the world support […]

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CIF Boys’ Soccer: Wilson, Millikan, Poly, Cabrillo, Lakewood, St. Anthony Start Playoffs This Week

Long Beach is sending six boys’ soccer teams to the CIF Southern Section playoffs this week, and all of the Moore League teams will be on the road against league champions. The first round is Friday. Most games will be at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. Division 1 Despite winning the Moore League championship for […]