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Football Lakewood

Football Preview: Lakewood Lancers

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s not that Lakewood hasn’t won important football games recently, it’s the manner in which they lost the big ones. Two years ago, the Lancers hosted a CIF […]

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Football Wilson

Football Preview: Wilson Bruins

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson High School has a rich athletic tradition, but the football program has never won a CIF championship. That fact didn’t deter Travis Clark from becoming […]

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Long Beach State Soccer

Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Loses Opener Against No. 11 UCLA

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Injuries have been the story of the 2024 Long Beach State women’s soccer season and it’s only the first week. The Beach lost its All-Big West Conference center back Brooklyn Antonucci to a preseason injury, and then a head injury knocked fellow star defender […]

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Long Beach State Soccer

SEASON PREVIEW: Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Hosts No. 11 UCLA In Opener

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Two decades. That’s how long Mauricio Ingrassia has coached Long Beach State women’s soccer while the program rewrote its own history books. His championship teams have all played a similar style that wants to possess the ball and control the big moments with poise. […]

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Golf St. Anthony

St. Anthony Senior Victoria Valenzuela Wins Long Beach Golf Event

The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1948 Victoria Valenzuela is growing into a renaissance woman. She has a wide range of interests and seems to be succeeding in every field. The St. Anthony High […]

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Aquatic Water Polo Wilson

Wilson Water Polo’s Katherine O’Dea With Women’s Youth National Team

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Traveling the world comes with the territory for elite young water polo players in America. For Wilson water polo star  Katherine O’Dea it’s been her […]

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Aquatic Olympics Volleyball Water Polo

OLYMPICS: Long Beach Helps Make USA Men’s Water Polo History

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Once again a group of Long Beach natives have helped USA men’s water polo make history. This morning the Americans were able to outlast Australia in a quarterfinals shootout 11-10 and advance to the semifinals for the first time […]

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Long Beach Leads USA Men’s Water Polo To Olympic Win

The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Successful Long Beach water polo has always been defined by strong defense and deadly counter attacks. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that the best Long Beach players have taken the hometown recipe to the 2024 Summer Olympics in […]