John Carlo Napalan is a Long Beach native and has been working in education and coaching since 2012. He is one half of the ALLin.press duo alongside Art O’Neill, and has a passion for sports photography.
Wilson softball star Sacha Zalamea participated on USA Softball’s U-18 Women’s All-Star Team last week against Metro Tokyo Softball, in the 2025 USA Softball SoCal x Tokyo Exchange Event. Team USA finished 2-1 through the three game series. The exchange series was designed to strengthen the connection between the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the upcoming […]
The CIF-SS released its baseball brackets on Sunday morning, revealing who Long Beach’s four playoff baseball teams would be playing next week. Moore League champions Long Beach Poly and Santa Fe League champions St. Anthony each earned their home games in the first round by winning league titles, and Lakewood will also be at home […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. When Long Beach Jordan needed a stop Asia Edwards answered the call. When the Panthers needed a bucket as Glendale chipped away their lead, Edwards answered with a coast-to-coast layup or a game-clinching free throw. The junior point guard did whatever she […]