It’s not about how you start, it’s about how you finish. That will be on the Compton football team’s mind after their 20-14 loss to Dorsey Friday night to wrap up nonleague play. “You got to give a lot of credit to Dorsey,” Compton coach Calvin Bryant said. “What they did and like I said […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. There were plenty of bright spots for the Long Beach State women’s soccer team Thursday night, but the Beach will be left wanting more after a 1-1 tie against San Diego. “I thought we did an excellent job of […]
After getting bottled up last week the Compton football team and its offense will try to get back on track when they host Dorsey Friday night at 6 p.m. Last week, the Tarbabes’ offense rushed for 98 yards and didn’t score in a 7-3 loss to Paramount. With a heavy reliance on the running game, […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Two Wilson High School students are working to address an issue that often goes unnoticed until it’s too late: sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes. Alexis Torres and Emmalie Arzate, both student-athletes and members of Wilson’s student athletic training staff, […]
UPDATE: Compton assistant coach Lamar Freeman has confirmed to The562.org that spectators will be allowed to attend Friday’s football contest between Compton and Dorsey, reversing a decision made by the school earlier in the day. On Tuesday morning, Compton High School staff confirmed to The562.org that spectators would not be permitted to attend Friday’s football […]
TEAM LEAGUE RECORD OVERALL POINTS FOR POINTS AGAINST Moore League Wilson 0-0 3-0 121 35 Compton 0-0 2-1 100 14 Long Beach Poly 0-0 1-2 51 77 Cabrillo 0-0 1-2 67 119 Lakewood 0-0 1-2 35 88 Jordan 0-0 0-2 30 67 Millikan 0-0 0-4 108 124 Del Rey League […]
We’ve got a full slate of football in Long Beach this week. Wilson looks to remain unbeaten. Millikan and Poly are on a bye this week, while the rest of the Moore League wraps up their non-league schedule. St. Anthony continues its tough stretch to start the season. All starts times are 7 p.m. unless […]
The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. For a quarter it looked like the Long Beach City College football team was on its way to its first win with first-year coach Marques Cooper. But, with some turnovers and untimely miscues the Vikings lost to Mt. San Jacinto 52-20 […]