There are plenty of storylines heading into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Girls Wrestling Masters Meet at Sonora High School. There are 13 grapplers from the Moore League each with different paths on the road to the Masters with a chance to qualify for the State Tournament. Lakewood senior Ashley Wafer is looking to punch her […]
Rain is complicating the opening week of the high school baseball season, but clear skies and fiercely-contested ballgames are on the horizon. It’s a new era for baseball in Long Beach with the upcoming debut of a new professional team, the Long Beach Coast–and with that in mind, we took a look back at the […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s going to be an emotional year for the Lakewood baseball team. The Lancers are grieving the loss of teammate Malachi Kemp, who passed away last year of leukemia. This year they’re wearing his roster number 29 embroidered on the side of their […]
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood High saw its run come to a cold end Tuesday night in a 2-0 loss to Pacifica in CIF-SS Division 4 quarterfinals. […]
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Soccer, like life, is cruel. A game where one team can dominate another but the difference between a win and loss can come down to […]
8/30/1942 – 2/4/2026 Influential Lakewood basketball coach Tim Sweeney passed suddenly last week at the age of 83, leaving behind a long legacy of coaching and mentorship. Sweeney was the boys’ basketball coach for the Lancers from 1980-1992, winning the school’s only CIF-SS championship in the sport in 1982. Lakewood’s gym is named in his […]
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood advanced in their CIF-SS opener against Hemet after a thrilling 2-2 tie resulted in a 5-4 penalty kick tiebreaker that fell the Lancers’ way.
