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Volleyball Wilson

CIF Volleyball: Wilson Sweeps Into Quarterfinals

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009 The Long Beach Wilson boys volleyball team began its quest for back-to-back titles Saturday night when the Bruins took on Foothill in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 second round.  It’s the second straight season the Bruins faced the Knights in […]

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Badminton: Long Beach Poly Sweeps Top Spots At League Finals

After two years of cancellations and uncertainty due to COVID, the Moore League was finally able to celebrate its badminton teams with three days of competition as the Moore League finals commenced at Millikan. The three-day event turned out to be a banner week for the Poly badminton team that concluded on Wednesday with the […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Wins Big West Title, Beats CSUN

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit naplesislandcarwash.com to learn more. It was a thrilling night at Walter Pyramid on Friday as No. 3 Long Beach State mounted a comeback to defeat Cal State Northridge 25-20, 16-25, 20-25, 25-21, 16-14 in a five-set marathon to win the Big West […]

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Baseball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Dirtbags Drop Opener To UC San Diego

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. After two scoreless innings the Long Beach State Dirtbags found themselves in a battle Friday night in a Big West contest against UC San Diego Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. With All-American Devereaux […]

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Long Beach High School Badminton Preview

With a full offseason and increased participation, the 2022 Moore League badminton season is shaping up to be a competitive one after a shortened 2021 season resulted in only one round being played. After getting a late start last season and some teams being unable to have practices, the Moore League coaches decided not to […]

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Baseball Long Beach State

Dirtbags Drop Home Opener to Sacramento State in Extra Innings

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State baseball team had everything it needed in order to have a special night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field Friday as the Dirtbags hosted Sacramento State. LBSU (2-2) welcomed back Dirtbags alum […]

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Moore League Boys’ Tennis Preview

With the 2021 Moore League boys’ tennis finalists returning to Millikan, the Rams are primed to continue their run atop the league standings under coach Torie Frapwell. Last season Andy Nguyen, Nolan Alvarez and Lucas Mikasa led a dominant singles rotation that guided Millikan to its first Moore League title since 1997 and capped the […]

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Soccer St. Anthony

CIF Boys’ Soccer: St. Anthony Beats CAMS In Second Round

The St. Anthony Saints and junior Jacob Haskill punched their ticket to the CIF Southern Section Division 7 boys’ soccer quarterfinals with a 3-1 victory against California Academy of Math and Science Tuesday afternoon at Molina Park. After spending the first few minutes on the defensive end, Haskill scored his first of three goals in […]