The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2024 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State Dirtbags improved to 2-0 and won their first series of the season thanks to a thrilling comeback win at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Saturday night. They trailed 2-1 for almost […]
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CIF Basketball: Lakewood Girls Punch Ticket to First-Ever Championship
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood girls’ basketball team is going to its first-ever CIF-SS championship next week after knocking off Santa Margarita on the road in the Division 2A semifinals, 60-54. The Lancers were led as they have been all year long by Nyemah King (28 […]
LBCC Baseball Season Preview
The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. The Long Beach City College baseball team has been one of the most consistent programs at the junior college over the last three decades. That’s due in large part to the even-handed leadership of head coach Casey Crook, who is going into […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with two girls’ basketball teams trying to punch their tickets to next week’s CIF-SS championship games. Saturday, February 17 Girls’ Basketball Division 2AA: St. Anthony vs. Mark Keppel, 7pm Girls’ Basketball Division 2A: Lakewood at Santa Margarita, 3pm Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter […]
CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Wins Semis Thriller With Corona del Mar, Headed to Championship
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial In front of a sold-out gym and dozens of former players, the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team made its case to be a part of a Jackrabbit legacy that includes boatloads of CIF Southern Section titles, big wins, big-time college recruits, and more […]
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly vs Corona Del Mar CIF Basketball, St. Anthony at Heritage Christian
Refresh the page to see the latest score updates! Two Long Beach basketball teams are in the semifinals tonight trying to make next week’s championships! Tipoff at 7pm stay tuned for updates. CLICK HERE if you can’t see the updates–please note that Twitter’s recent API changes may delay updates in this feed. Click the link […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with boys’ basketball and soccer teams competing in the semifinals to try and punch their ticket to next week’s championships! Friday, February 16 Boys’ BBall Division 2AA: St. Anthony at Heritage Christian, 7pm Boys’ BBall Division 2A: Long Beach Poly vs. Corona del […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with three girls’ basketball teams trying to punch their ticket to Saturday’s semifinals. Wednesday, February 14 Girls’ BBall Division 2AA: St. Anthony at Ventura, 7pm Girls’ BBall Division 2A: Lakewood vs. Beckman, 7pm Girls BBall Division 3A: Jordan vs. St. Monica Prep, 7pm […]
CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Outlasts Murrieta Valley in Quarterfinal Thriller
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial There are no style points in the playoffs. The only thing that matters is surviving, and advancing. On Friday night in the Ron Palmer Pavilion, the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team did both–just barely. Poly didn’t score a field goal in the final […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs Murrieta Valley CIF Basketball
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