The Long Beach Century Club will host its 68th Annual Sports Banquet on June 16 at The Grand in Long Beach, recognizing the city’s top high school athletes along with a host of special award winners including a new class of Hall of Fame inductees. This year, the Century Club is inducting four new members […]
Long Beach was host to some of the nation’s top high school basketball athletes on Saturday at the annual Ballislife All-American Games at Long Beach City College’s Hall of Champions. After hosting a 3 vs. 3 tournament on Friday, Saturday’s activities featured a 5 vs. 5, a best of five series between the top girls […]
Photo courtesy LBCC The Long Beach City College softball team made history this season by winning their first conference championship since 2002. The Vikings’ win over El Camino handed them the South Coast Conference title at the conclusion of the 22-2 season. Coach Megan Martinez was named SCC Coach of the Year, with Hailey Harris […]
Long Beach City College recently appointed a new leader of the school’s football program, announcing that defensive coordinator Marques Cooper would be the school’s new head coach, along with the title of Acting Director of Football Operations. Cooper has been an integral piece of the Vikings coaching staff in recent seasons, working under previous head […]
Long Beach City College softball had its 12-game winning streak snapped last Friday with a 3-0 loss to No. 5 El Camino. The No. 7 Vikings are now 22-3 overall and 15-2 in South Coast Conference play. “A 12-game winning streak is fun, now it’s time to start a new one,” said LBCC coach Megan […]
The LBCC baseball team continued its hot streak, winning a sixth straight game and taking the series win against No. 2-ranked Cerritos with a 7-6 win on the road Thursday afternoon. The Vikings trailed all game then took a 4-3 lead in the top of the seventh, only to immediately lose it in the bottom […]
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 Benny Lane, St. Anthony Baseball St. Anthony senior Benny Lane had a pair of solid games for the […]
The Long Beach high school softball season has begun as Millikan looks win a fifth consecutive Moore League championship. Get your cleats laced up with our preview for every team Click here for our Millikan preview Click here for our Wilson preview Click here for our Long Beach Poly preview Click here for our Lakewood […]
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters Baseball season is finally here again in Long Beach, with blue skies and beach breezes in the forecast. For the 17th Spring we bring you our comprehensive preview of all the Long Beach teams, as well as our […]
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters The Long Beach City College baseball team is already off and running, with a 5-6 overall as the Vikings try to surpass an epic 2024 that saw them go 30-15 and make a State Super Regional run in […]