On the five-year anniversary of Long Beach State’s last trip to the NCAA Tournament, the Beach returned to the very same venue on Thursday night, taking on Oregon State in the first round of the Women’s NIT. The Beach shot well to start the game, leading 26-16 after the opening quarter, but couldn’t maintain that […]
Since 2016, the Moore League girls’ swimming title has belonged to Long Beach Poly. Under head coach Kalani Caldwell, the Jackrabbits have put together the most successful run of aquatic success in the last 50 years for any program outside of Wilson High. With a young and largely unproven roster of swimmers, will the Jackrabbits […]
The last time the Wilson Bruins lost a Moore League boys’ swimming championship, the average price for a gallon of gas was just $0.36. That was in 1972, and while plenty of things have changed in the 50 years since, the Bruin boys continue to reign supreme in Long Beach. Wilson will be looking to […]
Down to their final three outs on the road against their fiercest rivals, the Millikan Rams showed no signs of panic. The Rams trailed Lakewood, 2-1, entering the final inning, with one of the city’s top pitchers on the mound. The visitors didn’t blink, and instead erupted for a six-run rally in the seventh inning […]
High School Baseball: Millikan vs. Lakewood Millikan went on the road to Lakewood for an early Moore League baseball showdown. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
We’ll be at Lakewood for a huge early showdown in Moore League baseball as the Lancers are hosting rivals Millikan at 3:15 p.m. Follow along for updates and then check back for full coverage later tonight! Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org
A three-run rally in the sixth inning put Wilson in a position to knock off the defending Moore League softball champions on Monday, but Millikan had some late-game magic of its own. The Rams scored a run in the seventh inning to tie it, then walked it off in the eighth inning on a game-winning […]
The 2021-22 season continues for Long Beach State women’s basketball as the Beach earned an at-large bid into this year’s WNIT. After coming up short in a quarterfinal loss to UC Davis in the Big West Tournament, the team’s 19-8 overall record earned the program its fifth WNIT appearance and first since 2016. Long Beach […]
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. After dropping the series opener against No. 15 Gonzaga (11-4) on Friday night, Long Beach State put together two very different wins to pull out an impressive series victory over the Bulldogs. The Dirtbags (7-7) slugged […]
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. In a series that wasn’t even scheduled to happen, things didn’t go to plan for Long Beach State (5-7) in their opener against No. 15 Gonzaga (11-2) on Friday night. Bohl Diamond at Blair Field was […]