The Long Beach Century Club hosted its 38th annual middle school sports awards banquet last Thursday at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid, honoring young athletes from across the Long Beach Unified School District. The club welcomed around 1,500 athletes, coaches, faculty and family members while presenting a variety of awards recognizing student-athletes, teams and […]
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Lindbergh Defeats Lindsey To Claim Division 3 All-City Co-Ed Flag Football Title
In the opening game of the middle school co-ed flag football championships, Lindbergh and Lindsey were locked in a defensive battle that featured eight interceptions. However, it was Lindbergh that prevailed thanks to A’lani McFashion who threw the game-winning touchdown to Corday Randolph as the Eagles defeated the Falcons, 13-12. “Perseverance and defense is where […]
Stephens Defeats Franklin To Claim Division 2 All-City Co-Ed Flag Football Title
Looking to cap off an undefeated season, Stephens found themselves in a defensive battle as they took on Franklin. After a defensive struggle early on, the Jackrabbits got their offensive going as they defeated Franklin 30-20 on Saturday at Lakewood High to cap their 9-0 undefeated season. After three interceptions on the opening three drive […]
Keller Defeats Hoover To Claim Division 1 All-City Co-Ed Flag Football Title
Looking for a little payback, Keller did just that as they defeated Hoover, 45-20 to claim the Division 1 title. Lucas Pepek had five touchdowns as the Lobos got all their playmakers involved. After a slight delay as they waited for enough players to arrive, the Highlanders went from the sidelines to the end zone […]
PHOTOS: Lindbergh Vs. Lindsey, All-City Co-ed Flag Football Division 3
The Lindbergh Co-Ed Flag Football team rallied to beat Lindsey in the Division 3 championship on Saturday at Lakewood High School.
PHOTOS: Franklin Vs. Stephens, All-City Co-ed Flag Football Division 2
Stephens completed their undefeated season defeating Franklin for the All-City Division 2 Co-ed flag football championship on Saturday.
PHOTOS: Keller Vs. Hoover, All-City Co-ed Flag Football Division 1
We’ve got great shots from Keller’s win against Hoover for the All-City Division Co-ed Flag Football championship on Saturday at Lakewood High School.
All-City Athletes of the Year: McLyn, Ruff, Pack Bring Home Top Honors
Our All-City Athletes of the Year awkward has been running for more than a decade now, just about 10% of the 120 year history of youth sports in Long Beach. In the last dozen years we’ve honored Long Beach kids who went on to be NFL Pro Bowlers, Olympians, NCAA Freshmen of the Year, NCAA […]
Viral Moment of the Year: Moni Mania
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Every year an athlete or a team breaks out of the local media world and takes off as a national […]











