Joseph has been a photographer for 15 years specializing in sports and action. Being a SoCal native and former athlete has driven his enthusiasm to give Long Beach the best sports coverage available.
The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation We’re entering the third year of the new CIF-SS playoff format, and Long Beach teams made five CIF-SS […]
A few years ago, the CIF Southern Section drastically reshaped the way its playoffs were structured (and thus the way its championships are decided) with the introduction of the competitive equity format. For most team sports, divisions are no longer decided by enrollment size but rather by complex formulas designed to calculate how competitive a […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. When a timeout was called with 2:10 left on the third quarter clock, St. Anthony head coach Allen Mitchell welcomed his team back to the bench with an emotional yell and a series of high fives. Mitchell is never shy when […]
