NUMBER SIX The Moore League boys’ and girls’ swimming finals in April at Cabrillo quickly turned into a party for the Wilson aquatics program. On the girls side, strong relay performances helped the Bruins roll to their first league title since 2015. “We have worked so endlessly hard this entire year and the last few […]
NUMBER EIGHT There aren’t many high school rivalries like the softball games between Millikan and Lakewood at Lisa Fernandez Field. The Rams and Lancers play under the lights at Mayfair Park twice a year, and this season gave us two of the best games of the year. In March, the rivals traded the lead in […]
Sometimes it’s difficult to get all of the Long Beach schools into our annual Top 10 moments countdown of the best high school sports we saw over the last 12 months, but this athletic year was full of top performances from all over the city. NUMBER TEN As Long Beach Poly boys’ athletic director Rob […]
We’re thrilled to be in our ninth year of presenting the Grunion Sports and The562.org’s All-City Awards, a revival of a beloved city tradition. This week we’ll be presenting our individual All-City Athletes of the Year awards to the top performers in each sport, then next week we’ll name our top boy and girl athlete […]
The Long Beach Heartwell Fast Pitch 10U Softball All-Star silver team is starting the California State Championships in Lancaster today. The games will last for three days. The silver teams from local leagues are not made up of the top players, so they usually lose in the early rounds, but this group of local youth […]
Today we’re celebrating the 50th Anniversary for Title IX and talking with Long Beach Poly track and field coach Crystal Irving about a recent award.
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family Cabrillo has officially opened up its search for new head coaches for the Jaguars girls varsity softball and lacrosse teams. Any interested candidates should send their resume to girls athletic director, Denise Sarno @ dsarno@lbschool.net.
The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr
The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2022 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch Wilson High and Long Beach State alum Tyler Schafer talks to us about growing up as a golfer in Long Beach, losing his dad at a young age much more.
The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. We’ll have LIVE updates from the CIF State Division III SoCal Regional Championship Game between St. Anthony and Temple City. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. Click here if you can’t see the […]