Before the best in Major League Baseball took the field to compete in the All-Star Game festivities last week, a couple of Moore League baseball athletes had the opportunity to compete with Compton’s MLB Youth Academy during the MLB Commissioner’s Cup in Philadelphia. Long Beach Poly’s Malakai Pruitt and Millikan’s AJ Nonato were able to […]
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Miami Mayhem Goes Unbeaten at AVP League Week 5 in Long Beach
With the Villa Riviera and the Queen Mary providing a picturesque backdrop at Alamitos Beach, the Association of Volleyball Professionals returned to Long Beach for Week 5 of AVP League action. The Miami Mayhem turned in a dominant weekend, going 4-0 behind two pairs with Olympic aspirations. Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft, along with Taylor […]
All-City Newcomer of the Year: Long Beach Coast/Regulators
It’s difficult to imagine a better first impression than the one the Long Beach Coast has made. In its inaugural season, Long Beach’s new Pioneer Baseball League club has done more than bring professional baseball back to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. It has reintroduced the city to summer nights at the ballpark, created a […]
All-City Viral Moment of the Year: Millikan Girls’ Soccer Golden Goal In CIF-SS Semifinal
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The Millikan girls’ soccer team rewrote the history books in 2026. The Rams won the program’s first CIF […]
Pro Volleyball: AVP Returns To Long Beach For League Week Five
Some of the world’s best beach volleyball athletes are coming to Long Beach and this weekend’s AVP League stop is about much more than another event on the professional tour. For two days, Alamitos Beach will become the center of the beach volleyball world as the AVP returns to downtown Long Beach for League Week […]
Vince Nolasco Steps Down As St. Anthony Athletic Director, Takes Same Role At Salesian
After two years as St. Anthony’s athletic director, Vince Nolasco stepped down to take the same position at his alma mater, Salesian. “I am truly blessed and honored to be the new Athletic Director at my alma mater,” Nolasco said. “It was a difficult decision due to St. Anthony is a wonderful school community. After […]
Freshmen of the Year: Millikan’s Quali Giran and Lakewood’s Aniyah Lindsey
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It was a season to remember on the hardwood in Long Beach, and at the center of two of the biggest basketball stories were […]
Long Beach Pony Baseball Seeks Public’s Help After $7,000 Equipment Theft
Two pitching machines worth about $7,000 were stolen from Long Beach Pony Baseball’s skybox at Whaley Park this week, prompting league officials to seek the public’s help in identifying those responsible. League officials discovered the theft when a coach arrived at the park and found a security door to the skybox had been forced open. […]
Long Beach State Well Represented At 2026 Volleyball Nations League
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State’s influence on international volleyball will be hard to miss during the 2026 Volleyball Nations League season. There will be a collection of 11 former and incoming Beach athletes competing for five different countries this summer, as […]
Long Beach Coast Drop Series Finale Against Modesto In Club’s First Knockout Round
The Long Beach Coast wrapped up their house-warming homestand Sunday afternoon, concluding a six-game series against the Modesto Roadsters at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. Fittingly for a franchise still creating its history, the series finale featured another milestone. Locked in a 6-6 tie after nine innings, the Coast played in the organization’s first Knockout […]











