Long Beach saw it all in 2025—from the 50th anniversary of the Long Beach Grand Prix to high school state championships and NCAA national champions. Take a look at the Top 12 moments that defined Long Beach sports over the past year: No. 12: The Long Beach Grand Prix Turns 50 No. 11: Long Beach […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Even in the final year of the sport, it wouldn’t have been a true Millikan gymnastics season if the Rams hadn’t come out on top. That was the case during the Rams’ final gymnastics meet ever on […]
Photo by Jonathan Hayes. Even in the final year of the sport, it wouldn’t have been a true Millikan gymnastics season if the Rams hadn’t come out on top. That was the case during the Rams’ final gymnastics meet ever on Friday night at Millikan, where they took down St. Joseph 145.3–142.2 to finish with […]
Photo taken by The562 student-intern Victor Lao. The end of gymnastics in the Moore League was just the beginning of the bad news for Millikan coach Ashleigh Ferguson. At the age of 46, Ferguson was diagnosed with liposarcoma last May. Liposarcoma is a rare type of cancer in the tissue connected to organs. “They didn’t […]
Millikan is looking to go out with its eighth straight Moore League title this season in the last year of gymnastics as an official sport in the Moore League. High school gymnastics programs in the area have faced a steady decline in recent years due to club gymnastics, and Wilson and Lakewood are both among […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Gymnastics is coming down to its final two years as a sport in the Long Beach Unified School District, and the Rams are looking to continue their success in the Moore League hunting for their seventh straight title. As club gymnastics […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Ethan Schwichtenberg, St. Anthony Golf St. Anthony’s Schwichtenberg had a huge week, shooting a three-under 68 in prelims […]
Based on data released on Tuesday afternoon by the Los Angeles County Health Department, practices and games for outdoor sports–including high school football–are eligible to return in Long Beach and LA County. Per the updated guidelines from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released last Friday, outdoor amateur sports would be allowed to resume […]
It was a true team effort when The Grunion covered the 2012 London Summer Olympics and all 32 athletes and coaches who had ties to Long Beach. Long Beach State’s Misty May-Treanor and Long Beach Poly’s Bryshon Nellum were two of the headliners, and the small but significant stories that Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler […]