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Girls’ Soccer: CIF-SS Brackets Released

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The CIF-SS girls’ soccer brackets were released Saturday morning, and Long Beach has four teams representing in Divisions 2 through 5. All games are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 12, at 5pm, but are subject to time […]

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Boys’ Soccer: CIF-SS Brackets Released

The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The CIF-SS boys’ soccer brackets were released Saturday morning, with five Long Beach teams finding their placements across four different divisions. All games are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 5pm, but are subject to time […]

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Men’s Volleyball: No. 2 Long Beach State Reverse-Swept by No. 1 UCLA

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. You don’t often get the chance to see the country’s best go head-to-head, and Friday night’s national championship rematch between Long Beach State and UCLA delivered exactly what you’d expect from the top two teams in the nation. In […]

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CIF Girls’ Water Polo: Millikan Swims Past Canyon for First-Round Win

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. It was a familiar foe for the Millikan girls’ water polo team in their first-round matchup, hosting Canyon who they defeated […]

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Boys’ Basketball: Millikan Completes Undefeated Moore League Championship With Win Over Compton

The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The Millikan basketball team’s Moore League season has felt straight out of a movie, and every good story needs its fairytale ending. A night after beating Long Beach Poly to clinch their first Moore League championship since 1988, […]

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Wilson Football Hosts Winter Showcase

Student-intern Lorelei Brennan contributed to this story. The Wilson football program hosted its first-ever winter showcase last week, with several college coaches in attendance to watch the Bruins begin early preparations for the 2026 season. It’s common for teams to host showcases in the spring, but winter events like this are almost unheard of. The […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. High School Grant Johnson, Millikan Boys’ Soccer Sophomore Grant Johnson helped lead an active front line for Millikan on Friday night […]

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Men’s Basketball: Long Beach State Comes Up Short Against Hawai’i

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. It was a roller coaster of a game for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team on Saturday against visiting Hawai’i, playing without injured star freshman guard Gavin Sykes. From a fast start and early lead to nearly erasing […]