There was a time not that long ago when Long Beach State only had a handful of female coaches on campus, but that trend has been bucked on purpose by Athletic Director Andy Fee. Since arriving in 2017, Fee has hired or promoted five new coaches for women’s sports and four of them have been […]
The second half of our annual All-City awards show for Long Beach high school sports includes superlative honors for team of the year, game of the year, comeback of the year and much more.
Long Beach representatives at the Tokyo Summer Olympics are already putting up some impressive statistics. USA men’s volleyball has won two of its first three matches as part of Pool B and have tough games coming up against Brazil and Argentina this weekend. Long Beach State alum TJ DeFalco had a phenomenal performance in the […]
American Legion baseball is back for the first time since 2019 and the Wilson Bruins advanced to the State tournament this week in Fresno. The event is usually in Napa, but Wilson coach Andy Hall said that’s the only difference. “It’s been a good trip,” Hall said. “It’s nice to be up here with the […]
Local legend Tony Azevedo carried the banner for Long Beach as part of the USA Men’s National Team for nearly two decades. Now it’s time for the next generation to put their name in the history books and continue the unrivaled Long Beach water polo tradition at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Azevedo played in a […]
This week on the show we’re talking about all of the Long Beach high school student athletes we picked as our Athletes of the Year in each sport. Support The562.org
There was no mincing of words after Millikan girls’ soccer shocked the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs with a 6-0 win over visiting JSerra in the middle of May. “It felt good to get revenge,” Millikan senior Alyssa Reyes said after she dished out three assists to help the Rams finally beat the Lions. […]
Long Beach boxer Ashton Sylve is one of the young athletes spotlighted in a ‘No Days Off’ episode from Whistle. READ MORE about Sylve. 17-Year-Old Boxing BEAST Got Floyd Mayweather’s Attention 👀 This episode of No Days Off is in partnership with Axe. 17-year-old boxer Ashton Sylve has already caught the attention of some of […]
This week on our podcast What Up, Long Beach?! we’re talking about the incredible tradition of Long Beach in Major League Baseball and catching up with Lakewood football coach Justin Utupo (15:00) Support The562.org
The Long Beach baseball community needed a moment to savor after having a promising 2020 season ripped away by the pandemic, and the Millikan Rams delivered in June. Millikan had a magical run through the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs and capped it with a 2-0 championship victory over Arlington. Not only is it […]