Welcome to the562.org’s Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Randy Gonzalez, Lakewood Wrestling Randy Gonzales did his family proud and solidified his legacy as one of Lakewood’s best wrestlers last weekend with a third-place finish at the CIF State meet in the 285-pound weight class. It’s the highest finish for a Lakewood wrestler in a […]
Three-time Olympic gold medalist and current Long Beach City College director of volleyball Misty May-Treanor will speak to the Long Beach Century Club on March 6th, previewing what look to be successful spring seasons for the Vikings. The meeting will take place Tuesday evening, March 6th, at 6 p.m. at Forbidden City. “We’re excited to […]
There was little suspense on Sunday for the Long Beach Poly and St. Anthony boys’ basketball teams—both the Jackrabbits and Saints had already clinched spots in the CIF State bracket despite disappointing semifinal losses in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. The Jackrabbits earned the No. 9 seed in the Division 1 bracket, and will travel […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is still undefeated, still the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in America, and still a hell of a lot of fun. The 49ers put on a show for the 1,000 fans who picked volleyball over the Oscars on Sunday night, with stars TJ DeFalco and Kyle Ensing holding a […]
We’ve got a gallery of great shots taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.
The Millikan girls wrestling team finished eighth as a team at the CIF State meet, with 47 total points (Selma won the championship with 142 points). Junior Sierra Adams-Gregory finished third in the 189-pound weight class, Stephany Arriaga was 7th in the 137-pound and Liz Mata was eighth in the 101-pound.
From December 8th to February 7th, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team did not win a single game, dropping 12 straight and sinking to the basement of the Big West standings. A road win against CSU Northridge on February 8th proved to the team they could play with anyone in the conference, and they […]
We’ve got some great shots from the 49ers’ victory taken by Stephen Dachman.
The Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team continued its tear through the state of California this week, including a dominant sweep of Santa Barbara City on Friday evening in the Vikings’ volleyball gym. LBCC remained undefeated at 12-0 with the win, and remains the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in California after the 25-13, 25-17, […]
We’ve got some great photos from the match taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.