The Long Beach Century Club hosted its 38th annual middle school sports awards banquet last Thursday at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid, honoring young athletes from across the Long Beach Unified School District. The club welcomed around 1,500 athletes, coaches, faculty and family members while presenting a variety of awards recognizing student-athletes, teams and […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood couldn’t have picked a better time to start playing some of its best baseball of the season. The Lancers repeated the offensive success from their four-run playoff opener last week, doing so at home against Crossroads in the second round after […]
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes.
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law.
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It’s been a couple years since the Wilson baseball team was able to enjoy the feeling of a playoff win, but the Bruins cruised to that excitement in Friday’s postseason opener. Wilson hosted Montebello in the first round of the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. It was the end of the road for a special group at Long Beach Poly, as the Jackrabbits had their hands full against Moorpark at Long Beach City College on Thursday […]
The end of an incredible playoff run for the St. Anthony boys’ volleyball team is nearing as the Saints prepare to appear in their first-ever CIF championship on Friday. St. Anthony (14-7) will travel to face Bishop Diego (27-8) for the CIF-SS Division 5 title at 6 pm. “The nerves are obviously there but I just […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. It was a bitter ending to an otherwise sweet season for Long Beach State men’s volleyball. The Beach appeared in the NCAA Final Four at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, a stage it has become familiar with over the last […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. There he stood: a 6-foot-7, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Canadian stepping off a plane in the United States for the first time. Just weeks earlier, he had no idea he’d be moving out of his home country. His only vision for […]
The562’s coverage of Avalon Athletics is sponsored by Curtin Maritime. Perfecting the skills of one high school sport is tough, let alone multiple—but few athletes understand that better than Aubree Figueroa. The Avalon senior has refused to back down from any challenge, rising to the top of her teams in four different sports throughout her […]