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More Than 30 Long Beach Entries Headed to CIF State Track Finals

The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. More than 30 Long Beach entries are headed north at the end of the week for the CIF State Track and Field Finals, as 15 Wilson Bruins, 14 Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits and a pair of Lakewood Lancer entrants […]

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Jordan Baseball Wraps Another Season of Improvement

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. When Phillip Berman took over as baseball coach at his alma mater three years ago, he knew it would take some steps to get the Panthers where he wanted them: back in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Under the new CIF-SS competitive […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

It’s a busy playoff day for Long Beach sports teams with baseball and softball teams kicking off their first-round games. Thursday, May 15 Baseball Division 3: Wilson at Fullerton, 3:15pm Division 5: Long Beach Poly vs. Mayfair, 3:30pm at LBCC Division 5: Lakewood at Moreno Valley, 3:15pm Division 5: St. Anthony vs. Heritage, 3:15pm at […]

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Long Beach Teams Learn CIF Baseball Playoff Fate

The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood and Wilson baseball boosters. Five Long Beach high school baseball teams learned their playoff fate on Monday morning with the release of the CIF Southern Section playoff brackets. Moore League co-champions Wilson and Millikan both drew road games. Division 2 Millikan […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Anthony Pack, Millikan Baseball Anthony Pack went 3/4 with three RBI and two runs in an impressive win […]

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Long Beach Puts 53 Entries Through to CIF-SS Track Finals

The city of Long Beach will be well-represented at next weekend’s CIF Southern Section Track and Field Finals, which will be hosted at Moorpark High on Saturday, May 17. Fifty three Long Beach entries will take the oval and field as they try to bring home individual and team golds. Long Beach Poly leads the […]

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Long Beach State’s Moni Nikolov Named NCAA Player of the Year

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State star freshman setter Moni Nikolov’s historic season continues this week at the NCAA Tournament, as he’s led the Beach to the No. 1 overall seed and a Final Four match on Saturday against Pepperdine at 2pm. Nikolov […]