Story by Mike Guardabascio & Tyler Hendrickson With officially sanctioned high school football in California still in limbo at the dawn of 2021–and looking increasingly unlikely for this school year–two club operations have sprung up that have provided an alternative for players looking to get on the field. The Maximum Potential Elite 10 in Bullhead, […]
NCAA Basketball: Long Beach State vs Bakersfield Long Beach State fell despite a game-high 18 points from Isaiah Washington.
We’ve got photos from the Beach’s loss thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.
STORY BY MATT SIMON After clawing its way to an overtime victory Friday night against Cal State Bakersfield, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team found itself in an uphill battle in the series finale Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. With a 9-man rotation the Beach (2-3, 1-1 Big West) battled early on and […]
It was a great New Year’s Day for the Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball programs. After both persevering through COVID-19-related pauses, both teams pulled out tight Big West wins over CSU Bakersfield. Long Beach State Men 90, CSU Bakersfield 89 (OT) The Long Beach State men’s team (2-2, 1-0) had been shut down […]
We’ve got great shots from the Beach’s win over Bakersfield from photographer Joseph Kling. Support The562.org
The last 12 months have been filled with loss and grief of all kinds. The Long Beach sports world said goodbye to a number of people, much more than a usual year, with an obituary running almost every other week on the562.org. We take a look back at those we’ve lost. The year began with […]
Wilson alum Joel Bitonio has had a historic season this year with the Cleveland Browns. Bitonio, who has spent all seven years of his NFL career in Cleveland, was announced as a Pro Bowl honoree this week, marking his third consecutive Pro Bowl recognition. That’s significant because he becomes the first-ever Wilson alum to make […]
Indoor rain delays aren’t a regular occurrence in sports, but 2020 isn’t a regular year. A day after the Long Beach State women’s basketball team beat UC Riverside by 30 points, the two teams were unable to play the second half of their back-to-back series because the roof of The Walter Pyramid was leaking during […]
It’s a season unlike any other for NCAA women’s basketball. Chaos, confusion, and COVID-19 have dominated the headlines, with even elite programs like Duke shutting their season down early as the pandemic spikes once again across the country. At Long Beach State, however? So far, so good. The Long Beach State women opened up Big […]