Photo courtesy Katherine Fukuda/The Salvation Army Near the corner of Spring Street and Long Beach Boulevard sits a brand new turf field, adorning the Salvation Army’s Donald & Priscilla Hunt Red Shield Community Center. On Tuesday night, the sparkling new facility welcomed representatives from the defending Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams, who were there […]
Youth Sports
Heartwell Fast Pitch 10U Softball All-Star In State Tournament
The Long Beach Heartwell Fast Pitch 10U Softball All-Star silver team is starting the California State Championships in Lancaster today. The games will last for three days. The silver teams from local leagues are not made up of the top players, so they usually lose in the early rounds, but this group of local youth […]
Los Altos Youth Baseball + Softball Hosts Opening Day
It’s officially baseball season in Long Beach, and parks across the city have held Opening Day ceremonies in the last few weekends. Los Altos Youth Baseball & Softball at El Dorado Park saw record registration this year for the first full season since the COVID-19 pandemic began two years ago, with eight full teams in […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Patriots 11U Win SYFL Super Bowl XVI
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VIDEO: Long Beach Patriots Win Snoop Youth Football Super Bowl
SYFL Super Bowl: Long Beach Patriots vs. Baldwin Hills Bruins The Long Beach Patriots took down the Baldwin Hills Bruins in the 11U Super Bowl XVI at SoFi Stadium.For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www…. Support The562.org
Football: Patriots 11U Win Snoop Super Bowl Over Baldwin Hills
A golden season for Long Beach football came to an end on Monday as the Patriots 11U team brought home the Snoop Dogg Super Bowl XVI title in a dominant win over Baldwin Hills. The game was played under the bright lights at SoFi Stadium, home to the Rams and Chargers, and the Patriots looked […]
For The Fridge: TB SoCal Quakes Win Baseball Tournament
The TB SoCal Quakes youth baseball team won the XDS Octoberfest Tournament at Vista Hermosa Sports Park in San Clemente earlier this month. This group of Long Beach kids played together in the Whaley PONY league and beat top teams from Huntington Beach, Irvine, Simi Valley and Seaside. TB SoCal committed six errors in its […]
Los Altos Baseball 12U All-Stars Headed To World Series
The Los Altos 12U All-Stars went to Hanford last week and came home Cal Ripken 12/60 All-Star champions after winning the regional tournament. The All-Stars are now trying to raise the money to travel to Florida for the Babe Ruth World Series Aug. 7-14. “I’ve always thought we had a good team, I just wasn’t […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach PONY vs. Heartwell, Youth Baseball
The Long Beach PONY youth baseball program is back and hosting the 13U All-Star Super Region tournament at Whaley Park. Heartwell, Simi Valley, La Quinta, Costa Mesa, Sierra Madre, La Jolla and Newbury Park have all come to Long Beach to compete in the first PONY tournament since 2019. After splitting their two games against […]
State Health Department Misses Own Deadline for Youth Sports Update
Anyone hoping for an update on the return of California high school sports was left wanting on Monday as the state’s Department of Public Health did not provide further guidance on a potential return to competition. Per the CDPH’s previous announcement on December 14, the earliest date for high school athletics to resume competition would […]