I’ll never forget the feeling I had sitting in the Pyramid at Long Beach State in January of 2016 covering a men’s volleyball match against Cal Baptist. The Beach were rolling out three true freshmen starters that night in TJ DeFalco, Josh Tuaniga, and Kyle Ensing. They came in with a ton of hype, topping […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly alum Tatiana Tate became a viral sensation last weekend at the Dodgers’ season-opening series against the Diamondbacks. Tate is an accomplished trumpeter, and did a live rendition of Timmy […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The 2026-27 school year will mark the 100th anniversary of Wilson High School—but in typical Bruin fashion, they’re not waiting to get the party started. The school put on a Centennial Kick-Off party at Marni’s in Seal Beach last weekend with hundreds […]
Jim Michaelian loved a sunny day. He loved them so much, in fact, that it became a running joke between myself, JJ Fiddler, Tyler Hendrickson, and anyone else who ever covered the Grand Prix of Long Beach for us over the last two decades. There are many fun and revered traditions associated with the race, […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Wilson ace Cooper George wanted to put his stamp on the Moore League season from the jump, and the junior TCU commit […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Long Beach Poly junior Neil Morris wasn’t in the lineup to start the Jackrabbits’ big Moore League showdown […]
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. There’s no high school track and field program in America that can boast the history that Long Beach Poly can. The Jackrabbits have closets full of Penn Relays wheels and CIF State and CIF Southern Section championship plaques, along […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. The Moore League baseball schedule started with a thriller at the MLB Urban Youth […]
Jordan football coach Alfred Rowe generated a lot of buzz and excitement around the Panthers’ program this year in his first season coaching the team. Rowe has informed The 562 that he’s stepping away from the program due to a professional opportunity in his day job. He said that with the travel associated with the […]
Following legendary coach Spud O’Neil announcing he’ll retire at the end of the year, Lakewood is looking for its next baseball coach. The shoes to fill will be big–O’Neil is second in California in wins all-time in the sport, and has won CIF-SS titles, coached Major Leaguers, and been arguably the most successful coach the […]