The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The Jordan football program has been much improved in recent years under third year head coach Jon Nielsen. Since taking over in 2022, Nielsen has coached Jordan to […]
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Football Preview: Compton Tarbabes
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Compton football is approaching a tipping point. After years of uncertainty, the Tarbabe’s are finally in their last year of practicing at Roosevelt Middle School while their campus concludes a long-awaited remodel. Head coach Calvin Bryant and his program have taken […]
VIDEO: Jordan Panthers Football Preview
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VIDEO: Compton Tarbabes Football Preview
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports coverage free!
STORY: Long Beach AAU Team ‘The 562 Select’ Wins Crossover Classic Tournament
Forming AAU basketball teams in the summer has become a trend amongst high school friend groups in recent years. But for one group of Long Beach friends, it’s become an opportunity for basketball players across the Moore League to conjoin into one team to get work in during the offseason. The 562 Select was created […]
VIDEO: Moore League vs. Suburban Valley All-Star Baseball
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STORY: Pair Of Long Beach Fighters Win Local MMA Fights
Long Beach has proven to be a city that many people are willing to fight to represent. But for Donavin Morris and Eugene Correa, fighting is literal. Like many kids growing up, both of the Long Beach natives faced different unique paths filled with their own struggles, but both found the same way out; fighting […]
STORY: Millikan Football Hosts Third Annual ‘Tournament Of Champions’
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Millikan hosted their third annual ‘Tournament of Champions’ passing event on Saturday in what’s become one of the biggest off-season football events in Southern California. Behind Rams coach Romeo Pellum, the spring tournament has been home to some of the best […]
CIF Boys’ Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Swept by St. Margarets in Semis
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023-24 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. Long Beach Poly’s sluggish beginnings finally caught up with them on Saturday night in the CIF-SS Division 3 semifinals, as the Jackrabbits failed to overcome another slow […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. St. Margarets, CIF Boys’ Volleyball
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023-24 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers.