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CIF Baseball: Lakewood Falls to Maranatha in Quarters

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. The Lakewood baseball team’s recipe for success for the first two rounds of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs was great pitching and play solid defense to limit power-hitting teams to minimal success.  With […]

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CIF Baseball: Lakewood Knocks Off No. 4 Norco, Will Host Quarterfinals

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. In the history of California high school baseball, only two coaches have won more games than Lakewood legend Spud O’Neil. His 930th win, Tuesday afternoon, looked a lot like the classic Lancers baseball that fans […]

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LB in MLB: Great Start for Local Ballplayers in The Show

After the first month of the Major League Baseball season, there’s plenty of great news to report on Long Beach’s former ballplayers. From red hot starts to early season call-ups, it’s been an enjoyable 2022 campaign on the diamond. The shining star so far has been Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford. The former Lakewood Lancer […]

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CIF Badminton: Long Beach Poly Drops Hard-Fought Quarterfinal to Alhambra

Long Beach Poly badminton suffered its first loss of the season on Monday in the CIF-SS Division 1 badminton quarterfinals, coming up short after a ferocious battle against Alhambra. The visiting Moors were able to finish strong after the score was tied 8-8, eventually holding off the Jackrabbits for a 13-8 victory. Poly had the […]

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Long Beach Athletes Compete in CIF-SS Track & Field Prelims

The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial  A huge contingent of Long Beach athletes representing several schools will compete at today’s CIF-SS Track & Field prelims, trying to make next weekend’s CIF-SS Finals. The city has 93 entries in today’s prelims–we’ll update you tonight on who got through. Long Beach Poly (Division 1: […]

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Baseball Lakewood

CIF Baseball: Lakewood Blanks Moorpark Behind Eyanson’s Gem

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. The rest of the CIF Southern Section is in the process of learning what those in the Long Beach area have known for months: Anthony Eyanson is legit. The senior starting pitcher tossed a […]

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CIF Softball: St. Anthony Takes Down Lakewood In First Round

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr Survive and advance is always the theme when it comes to the CIF Southern Section softball playoffs. The Lakewood and St. Anthony Division 3 opener on Thursday at Pan American Park came down to […]