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Basketball Long Beach State

Men’s Basketball: Long Beach State Drops Big West Home Opener to UC San Diego

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. It’s hard to evaluate the Long Beach State men’s basketball team these days. There’s been a lot of growth this season for second-year head coach Chris Acker, but it’s yet to show up significantly in the win column. The […]

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Football: Lakewood’s Tiwan Jones Signs With Idaho State on Early Signing Day

The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. It was a special day for the entire Lakewood football program, which gathered in the […]

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Basketball St. Anthony

Boys’ Basketball: St. Anthony Falls to Hesperia at Its Fear the Halo Classic Showcase

The St. Anthony basketball program hosted its annual Fear the Halo Classic showcase on Saturday, bringing 13 teams into Saints’ Errion Gym for a full slate of seven games. The Saints matched up with Hesperia in the third game of the day, and couldn’t hang on with the Scorpions in a 59-47 loss. “It’s a […]

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Women’s Volleyball: Long Beach State Sweeps UC Irvine in First Round of Big West Tournament

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. The Beach had stacked up a couple of convincing wins heading into the Big West Tournament, which they’ll have the pleasure of […]

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Baseball

FEATURE: Troy Percival Building a Pro Baseball Team to Last in Long Beach

Photo courtesy of UC Riverside Athletics. It’ll be an uphill battle to get the city to buy into the new professional baseball team coming to Long Beach. Local fans have already watched three pro teams arrive in the city since between 1995-2009—none of which lasted more than five years. But with the team’s logo, branding, […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Women’s Basketball: Long Beach State Falls to San Francisco for Fifth Straight Loss to Open the Season

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State’s growing pains are starting to hurt a little more each game. Through four games this season it’s been the same issues for Beach, with small mistakes plaguing a young and inexperienced group. There were no exceptions on […]

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Baseball

Troy Percival Named Manager for Long Beach Baseball Club

Photo via the Long Beach Baseball Club. The Long Beach Baseball Club took another major step forward today, announcing on social media that former Anaheim Angels pitcher and World Series champion Troy Percival has been hired as the team’s manager. The Southern California native spent 14 years in MLB, most notably in Anaheim, where he […]

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LONG BEACH BOYS’ SOCCER PREVIEW

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. Last year’s Moore League boys’ soccer season was a toss-up behind Millikan, who dominated the league while the rest of the standings became a scramble for playoff survival. Now, several teams believe they’re ready to contend, raising […]

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Lakewood Soccer

Lakewood Boys’ Soccer Preview

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood boys’ soccer team has been in a window of success over the past two years, and it doesn’t feel like that […]

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Soccer St. Anthony

St. Anthony Boys’ Soccer Preview

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. After a breakout campaign last season, St. Anthony soccer is well-positioned to continue to rise. The Saints return a deep junior class from the squad that delivered the program’s first winning season and playoff berth in three […]