The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The CIF Southern Section released its girls’ water polo playoff brackets this weekend, with five Moore League teams slated to begin their postseason journeys this week. Open Division To no surprise, Wilson made the CIF-SS’ Open Division, the […]
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. For the Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer team, the fourth time was the charm. The Jackrabbits squad is loaded with seniors, with just four underclassmen suiting up–each of the last three years, […]
Wilson alum Joel Bitonio continues to make history, as he was just named to his seventh consecutive NFL Pro Bowl. Long Beach has produced more than 100 NFL players, but none have more Pro Bowl appearances than Bitonio. The interior offensive lineman was a star at Wilson in football as well as basketball, and went […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly alum JuJu Smith-Schuster will play in his second Super Bowl next Sunday, as his Kansas City Chiefs try to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Smith-Schuster and the Chiefs defeated the Eagles two years ago for the Super Bowl, a game in which the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Since the team first started playing in the early 1900s, the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball squad has won nearly 2,200 games (a state record by more than 300 games). They’ve won 65 league titles, 20 CIF-SS championships, produced a state-best nine NBA players, and […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly junior softball star Ki’ele Ho-Ching has always loved representing her family, her city, and her school. Now she’s going to have a chance to represent her country, as the Oklahoma commit was just named to the USA Softball U18 women’s national team. […]
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 Joy Anderson, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly senior Joy Anderson put up a huge double-double with […]
The January 16 collapse of part of the suspended ceiling over the loading dock on the Walter Pyramid’s south entrance has forced a lot of rapid reshuffling for Long Beach State. Their iconic venue hasn’t hosted a game for the last 10 days, as the school’s men’s volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball teams have […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team looked every bit of the No. 1 team in America in Saturday night’s match against Concordia, held in the Gold Mine due to the ongoing repair of the Walter Pyramid. The Beach […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer team is packed with talented seniors, several of whom have the ability to score at a moment’s notice. But despite that fact, the […]