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.
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. After helping the Wilson Bruins reach their first CIF Championship game in school history, receiver Max Barbee is taking his talents to West Lafayette where he will […]
Sports, at its very core, is about getting knocked down and getting back up again. But I might have a new standard for a resilient comeback thanks to a group of soccer players on the Westside. If a Disney princess is the patron saint of underdogs, then Cabrillo boys’ soccer carries the banner for bounce-back […]