Century Club
COLUMN: Delayed Goodbyes Still Meaningful
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. My family and I had a great time at the Dirtbags game last week at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The game itself was a bit of a stinker, but we spent most of it hanging out in […]
The Century Club Sponsors The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
The562.org is pleased to announce our latest sponsor. The Long Beach Century Club has stepped up to sponsor The562’s Athletes of the Week series from now through the end of the 2022-23 school year. The Club’s generous donation will support our popular weekly series, which recognizes the top high school and college athletes in the […]
Century Club Provides Funds for CIF Championship Rings
High school coaches spend countless hours over the course of a season trying to prepare their teams for success. If they’re lucky, they’ll start their offseason designing and ordering championship rings for their players. Here in Long Beach, a number of coaches got the chance to discuss jewelry in 2021, as nine different programs won […]
Century Club Announces Hall of Fame Class, Athlete of the Year in Banquet Return
There was no Century Club Sports Night Banquet in 2021 due to COVID-19, the first time the city’s premier sports event has been missing from the calendar since it was founded in 1957. The event returns triumphantly for its 65th incarnation on Jan. 31, 2022 with a star-studded Hall of Fame class. The Century Club […]
CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod Describes Emotional Protest During Pandemic
The 2020-21 school year was one that will always be remembered for uncertainty and confusion. The COVID-19 pandemic not only closed schools, it also pushed the high school sports seasons to the brink, and for months it looked like football and many other sports wouldn’t happen. One of the things that turned the tide in […]
Century Club Donates Funds For Moore League CIF-SS Rings
After a difficult year and a half, the Long Beach Century Club is still doing what it does best–supporting the city’s youth athletes. The COVID-19 pandemic required the club to drop its weekly in-person meetings on Tuesday nights, and to cancel its annual Hall of Fame and Middle School All-City banquets. A few weeks ago, […]
PODCAST: Interview With CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod
This week we’re talking to CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod about how he navigated the last few busy months and how the plan is “returning to normal” for the upcoming athletic year. Support The562.org
PODCAST: Interviews From The Wide World Of Long Beach Sports
This week on the show we’re running around town to give you the wide world of Long Beach sports. 02:00 CIF playoffs are coming back! 17:45 Lakewood baseball coach Spud O’Neil gets 900 wins 24:45 Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer beats Wilson 30:45 Lakewood softball and pitcher Laci Berecochea gets revenge 33:20 Long Beach Poly […]