Spencer Frank is a graduate of Long Beach State University, where he studied journalism. During his time in the program, Spencer interned with The56.org before joining the freelance staff after graduation. He has been a sports fanatic his entire life and has taken interest in journalism as a way to stay around sports. He hopes to combine his passions of sports and journalism while working for a professional sports organization.
Former Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, and Millikan football coach Justin Utupo says the Long Beach Unified School District has ruled on his appeal, and reduced a previously-announced lifetime ban to three years. Utupo was fired from Poly after an LBUSD investigation found he and his coaching staff had been involved in falsifying address change paperwork […]
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2026 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Long Beach State dropped a 9-7 decision against Washington State on Sunday afternoon, closing out a busy weekend on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The visiting Cougars took the lead for good in the eighth inning when Long […]