The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The No. 24 Long Beach State Dirtbags have won two very different ways this weekend at No. 3 Mississippi State and can complete the sweep today. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. PT, On Friday, […]
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Not only did the No. 24 Long Beach State Dirtbags open the season with a win over defending champions No. 3 Mississippi State on Friday, they did it in dominant fashion on the road. Starting pitcher […]
There are no lockouts to worry about in high school baseball, and local fans have what should be a memorable and thrilling season to look forward to. As usual the Moore League is wide open for a four-team championship race and every team this year features big-name talent that will play at the next level. […]
We’re taking a trip around Long Beach to talk with some of the coaches and players who are making news this week. 00:30 Millikan boys’ basketball 11:00 Wilson boys’ soccer 21:30 Long Beach State Dirtbags 26:30 Long Beach State men’s basketball 29:10 Super Bowl Security Guard tells his story Support The562.org
It’s not often that a two-time defending league champion finds itself laying in the weeds as an underdog, but that’s exactly where Long Beach Poly finds itself–and it’s right where sixth-year head coach Brent Lavoie wants them to be. “We kind of like that,” said Lavoie with a grin. “We’re really excited about the opportunity. […]
Longtime Lakewood baseball coach Spud O’Neil does not enjoy talking about himself. When asked about his place in the California record books, he’s audibly disgusted. “I don’t think about it, I don’t talk about it,” he said. “My wife and my friends like it, other people bring it up to me all the time, but […]
It’s hard to imagine a team in Southern California more eager to get on the field this year than the Millikan Rams, who rebounded from a third-place finish in the Moore League last year to emphatically win the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship. Making a special run even more unforgettable was winning the championship […]
The Wilson baseball program is doing everything in its power to avoid a repeat of last year when the Bruins missed the CIF playoffs for the first time in decades after nine one-run losses in the regular season. “There’s a certain amount of urgency that we expect now to not repeat last year’s performance,” Wilson […]
The Jordan baseball program is ready to take the next step and follow in the footsteps of the Jordan football program after the Panthers reached a championship game a few months ago. “In Division 6, if we can get into the playoffs anything is possible, just like the football program,” Jordan coach Bryan Whitfield said. […]
It would have been easy for the Cabrillo baseball team to wave the white flag last season. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic hit West Long Beach hard, leaving the Jaguars with just 10 varsity players in 2021. Nonetheless, Cabrillo navigated a full season under head coach Phillip Berman, who is now entering his third […]