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Cross Country Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Wilson

Long Beach Girls’ Cross Country Preview

All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Last season’s Moore League girls’ cross country championship was a memorable and historic race for a number of reasons. That race is not traditionally run at Cabrillo High School in late March, and the unusually warm temperatures […]

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Cross Country Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Wilson

Long Beach Boys’ Cross Country Preview

All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Earlier this spring, the cross country season brought high school sports back with a fervor. Millikan freshman Jason Parra impressed from his first varsity race all the way until he claimed victory at Moore League Finals, but […]

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Football Long Beach City College Video

VIDEO: LBCC vs. San Diego Mesa, Football

JUCO Football: Long Beach City vs. San Diego Mesa Long Beach City College Football hosted San Diego Mesa College on Saturday night at Vets. 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

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Football St. Anthony

High School Football Preview: St. Anthony at Marina

There is no historic football rivalry between St. Anthony and Marina High School. The teams haven’t played since 2016–a 48-21 Saints win that year–and have only met twice since 2004. But when the teams square off tonight at 7 p.m. in Huntington Beach, there will be plenty of history on the opposing sidelines. St. Anthony […]

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Lakewood Long Beach Poly Video Volleyball

VIDEO: Lakewood vs. Long Beach Poly, Girls’ Volleyball

High School Girls’ Volleyball: Lakewood vs. Long Beach Poly Lakewood hosted Poly for a second-round Moore League matchup on Thursday evening. 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

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Charity The562.org

Support The562 For Long Beach Gives Day 2021

The562 is thrilled to participate in its second annual Long Beach Gives–an annual day of giving for local nonprofits. Early giving started on Sept. 17 and will remain open throughout Long Beach Gives Day, Thursday Sept. 23. CLICK HERE to donate to The562 for Long Beach Gives All donations made to the more than 200 […]

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Basketball Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Cuts Ties With Longtime PA Voice Dan Smith

Flipping through the record book for Long Beach State’s women’s volleyball program–wading through details on the five national championship seasons and the more than two dozen All-Americans who’ve played for the Beach–there’s nothing particularly eye-catching about the 1985 season. The 49ers went 18-13 that year and made a first-round exit in the NCAA Tournament. But […]

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Football Long Beach Poly Video

VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Corona Centennial, Football

High School Football: Long Beach Poly vs. Corona Centennial Long Beach Poly traveled out to Corona Centennial for their final non-league game of the season. 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 […]

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Cabrillo Football Lakewood

Football: Lakewood Beats Cabrillo for Justin Utupo’s First Win

The Lakewood Lancers (1-3, 1-0) opened Moore League play with an emphatic 67-0 win over Cabrillo (1-4, 0-1) on Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The win was also the first for head coach Justin Utupo back at his alma mater. Lakewood got out to a quick start, leading 29-0 after the opening quarter and […]