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Cross Country Long Beach Poly Millikan

Cross Country: Jason Parra, Camille Lindsay Finish Season at CIF State Meet

All of The562’s cross country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Long Beach had a pair of runners competing at the CIF State Championships on Saturday, with Millikan’s Jason Parra and Poly’s Camille Lindsay running in their respective Division 1 races at Woodward Park in Fresno. […]

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Football St. Anthony

Football: St. Anthony Stalls in CIF-SS Championship Game

Less than six months after taking over the St. Anthony football program, Raul Lara found himself coaching in a CIF Championship game, looking to guide the Saints to a Division 10 championship against Northview High. Despite taking an early lead, things didn’t fall St. Anthony’s way on Friday night, and the host Vikings emerged with […]

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Football St. Anthony Video

VIDEO: St. Anthony vs. Northview, CIF Football Championship

CIF Football Championship: St. Anthony vs. Northview St. Anthony took on Northview for the CIF-SS Division 10 championship on Friday night at Covina District Field. 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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Football St. Anthony

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL: St. Anthony Football Continues to Exceed Expectations

This is Championship Central where you can relive the entire St. Anthony football season before the Saints play Northview High in the CIF Southern Section Division 10 championship at Covina District Field tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Before kickoff, check out our preview of tonight’s CIF title game. Take a look back at […]

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Charity Football Millikan Photos

PHOTOS: Millikan Football Volunteers at Long Beach Rescue Mission

The day before Thanksgiving, the Millikan football program visited the Long Beach Rescue Mission to help serve Thanksgiving dinners. Players helped prepare plates of food, filled pitchers of water, set tables, and washed dishes to help support the Rescue Mission’s efforts to feed those experiencing homelessness and other members of the community in need of […]

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Cross Country Long Beach City College Long Beach Poly

LBCC Cross Country Concludes Season at CCCAA State Championships

All of The562’s cross country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. For the first time in more than two decades, the Long Beach City College cross country programs got the chance to compete at the CCCAA State Championship meet. Both Vikings squads headed to Woodward Park […]

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Cabrillo Soccer

Boys’ Soccer Preview: Cabrillo Jaguars

During the shortened 2020-21 high school sports season, the challenges of the pandemic and remote learning were felt especially hard on the West Side. One of the teams most impacted by the ever-changing reality was the Cabrillo boys’ soccer team. Due to eligibility issues, opt-outs, and injuries, the Jags were almost unrecognizable from the start […]

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Basketball St. Anthony

Girls’ Basketball Preview: St. Anthony Saints

For the second consecutive season, the St. Anthony girls’ basketball team reached the second round of the CIF-SS playoffs before seeing its season come to an end. The shortened 2020-21 campaign was anything but average, but that’s exactly where the Saints’ record ended up.  St. Anthony finished 8-8 overall, with an even 4-4 record in […]

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Athlete of the Week Basketball Cross Country Football Jordan Long Beach City College Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Millikan

The562.Org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Camille Lindsay, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Lindsay was a Top 10 finisher at the 2021 CIF-SS Cross Country Championships over the weekend, finishing with a time of 18:11, the fastest time ever for a Poly girls’ […]