John Gonsalves spent nearly two decades as the head coach of the Long Beach State baseball program, leading the 49ers from 1970-88. Even before his time as head coach, he laid deep roots in the Long Beach baseball community as a player at St. Anthony High School, Long Beach City College, and at Long Beach […]
The CIF-SS released its baseball brackets on Sunday morning, revealing who Long Beach’s four playoff baseball teams would be playing next week. Moore League champions Long Beach Poly and Santa Fe League champions St. Anthony each earned their home games in the first round by winning league titles, and Lakewood will also be at home […]
The Wilson Bruins looked like a team on a mission during Saturday night’s CIF-SS Division 3 semifinal match against visiting Foothill. The Bruins controlled the match with their service game and rode their two best hitters to an assertive 25-19, 25-13, 25-11 victory over the visiting Knights, sending Wilson to the CIF Championship match next […]
CIF Boys’ Volleyball: Wilson vs. Foothill The Wilson Bruins hosted Foothill High in a CIF-SS Division 3 semifinal boys’ volleyball match. 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
Moore League Track Finals 2021 The top runners and field athletes in the Moore League competed at league finals on Friday at Wilson High, following a condensed 2021 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 […]
The Millikan Rams knew they needed some help on Thursday in order to pull off an unlikely share of the Moore League title. But that wouldn’t matter unless they took care of business on the road against Lakewood. The final day of an exciting Moore League baseball season lived up to the hype, with the […]
High School Baseball: Millikan vs. Lakewood Millikan visited Lakewood on the final day of the regular season, playing in one of two games that had the Moore League title on the line. 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 […]
For the first time all season, the Compton boys’ basketball team got to play someone from outside the Moore League. The Tarbabes got off to a slow start in their CIF-SS Division 2AA playoff opener against Temecula Valley, but the hosts eventually imposed their will in a comfortable 77-47 win at Centennial High. Compton was […]
CIF Boys’ Basketball: Compton vs. Temecula Valley Compton hosted Temecula Valley at nearby Centennial HS in the first round of the 2021 CIF-SS Division 2AA playoffs. 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. […]
It’s not easy to make history at a high school that was founded more than 125 years ago, but the Long Beach Poly boys’ lacrosse team did just that on Tuesday afternoon on Burcham Field. The Jackrabbits earned the school’s first ever playoff win in lacrosse, easily dispatching of University High, 15-4, in their CIF-SS […]