The CIF State basketball and soccer brackets will be released this afternoon, likely at 4pm or after. Five Long Beach teams have qualified, with recent CIF-SS champions St Anthony boys’ and girls’ basketball as well as CIF-SS finalists Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball, Lakewood girls’ basketball, and Lakewood boys’ soccer.
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Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support.
https://www.the562.org/2026/04/13/the562-orgs-athletes-of-the-week-279/
STORY + VIDEO + PHOTOS: Full coverage from the Arcadia Invitational this past weekend, as the reigning state champion girls and the boys each recorded a first-place finish.
https://www.the562.org/2026/04/13/track-field-wilson-athletes-compete-at-arcadia-invitational/
STORY + PHOTOS + VIDEO: Full coverage from the Arcadia Invitational this past weekend, as Long Beach Poly brought a full slate of athletes and walked away with a pair of first-place finishes.
https://www.the562.org/2026/04/13/track-field-long-beach-poly-runs-at-arcadia-invitational/
PHOTOS: We've got a great gallery from Long Beach State's Big West Championship match against Hawai'i.
PHOTOS: Big West Women's Water Polo Championship
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STORY: Long Beach State women's water polo found itself in a familiar position Sunday as they battled but lost to Hawai'i in the Big West Championship Final.
Chiara Amoroso scored a team-high three goals for the Beach.
Women's Water Polo: Long Beach State Falls To Hawai'i In Big West Championship
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FINAL: Hawai’i 14, Long Beach State 9
Rainbow Wahine win their third straight Big West Championship.
Hawaii has scored 4 in the fourth as they take a 14-7 lead over Long Beach
1:58 left
Hawaii wins the opening sprint and scores on the possession to take an 11-7 lead over Long Beach
End 3: Hawaii 10, Long Beach State 7
Zelma Koka scores for Long Beach on a 6-on-5 to cut Hawaii’s lead to 9-7
3:36 left in the third
Amoroso answers back! Long Beach State cuts the lead to 2 with 5:53 left in the third
Rita Gurri’s second goal cuts the lead to 7-5 into the third but Hawaii responds to push the lead back to 3 on a penalty shot
Halftime: Long Beach State trails Hawaii, 7-4
Hawaii scores three straight goals to take a 6-3 lead over Long Beach State
1:04 left in the first half
Tara Logan scores and Hawaii retakes the lead, 4-3
