The Long Beach City Vikings ended with a 6-5 record last season, good for third in the National – Central Division. LBCC focused more on the passing attack offensively as they were sixth in the country for yards per game and ninth in total passing yards. But with new head coach Marques Cooper taking the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Thursday was Opening Night in Moore League girls’ volleyball, and the Wilson Bruins got off on the right foot with a 25-7, 25-23, 25-23 victory over the visiting Lakewood […]
Expectations stay sky high with Long Beach State women’s volleyball as the team goes into its second season with head coach Natalie Reagan. Last year, the Beach finished with the record of 19-11, good for fourth in the Big West, but lost in the second round of the Big West Tournament to Cal Poly. Graduations […]
The Long Beach City College women’s volleyball team ended last year’s season with an impressive 23-2 record as the team went undefeated at home and advanced to the 3C2A state championship bracket for the first time in over 20 years. LBCC ran into the eventual state champions in the quarterfinals, losing to Feather River 3-1. […]
History tends to repeat itself. As they did last year, the Bruins dominated Portola under a new head coach, this time led by first-year coach Raudric Curtis in a 35-0 season-opening win. Senior quarterback Mack Cooper came back this season playing turnover-free football as he ended the game with 159 passing yards and a touchdown […]
Having been around sports since elementary school, Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer coach Angel Zavala understands the weight of youth sports expenses, which is why he created the Level the Playing Field Foundation to help underprivileged kids participate in youth sports. “I grew up in a good neighborhood but my father was big into playing […]