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Long Beach Boys’ Water Polo Season Preview 2022

The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. There have been Olympians and CIF championships produced by Long Beach high school boys’ water polo over the years, but last season was arguably the most successful one in history. Long Beach Poly won its first […]

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Football Long Beach City College

Football: Long Beach City College Rolls To Season Opening Win

The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Long Beach City College. Expectations are very high for an explosive Long Beach City College football squad and they showed why with an emphatic 72-6 season opening win over visiting LA Southwest on Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. LBCC hasn’t scored […]

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Football Long Beach Poly Podcast

PODCAST: Reacting To Long Beach Poly Football Upsetting Mission Viejo

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. We’re talking about what the Long Beach Poly win at Mission Viejo means for the Jackrabbits program and the CIF Southern Section playoffs.

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Compton Football

Football: Miscues, Injuries Doom Compton At Paramount

There was a stoppage of play in the first quarter because the referees noticed blood on the football. That’s what kind of game it was on Friday night when Compton visited Paramount for a local non-league clash. When the dust finally settled, Compton came up just short in a 20-18 loss to the Pirates despite […]

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Long Beach State Soccer

Long Beach State Women’s Volleyball Wins Home Opener

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. As far as first impressions go the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team and first-year coach Tyler Hildebrand left a good one in their home opener on Thursday night. The Beach bounced back from a slow start to […]

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Long Beach State Soccer

Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Wins First Game

It’s better late than never, and Long Beach State women’s soccer picked up its first win of the season with an emphatic 4-0 victory over visiting Fresno State on Thursday night at George Allen Field. “I thought it was a really good night for our team,” LBSU coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. “We talked about igniting […]

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Football Lakewood

PREVIEW: Lakewood vs. Laguna Hills, Football

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. After picking up its first victory of the season, Lakewood is hitting the road for a tough challenge on the road at Laguna Hills. Lakewood (1-1) beat San Dimas last week while Laguna Hills (2-0) found its offense in a 49-36 win […]