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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! HIGH SCHOOL Frank Staine, St. Anthony Basketball It’s a new era for St. Anthony basketball as the Saints are competing in Division 1 this year, and senior Frank Staine is trying to help them prove they belong. After a […]

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Long Beach City College Volleyball

LBCC Volleyball Falls To Cypress In State Playoff Thriller

The LBCC women’s volleyball team was poised on the edge of history, just a few points away from beating Cypress in the second round of the CCCAA State Playoffs to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2001. The Vikings led the match 2-0 and 19-14 in the third set, and after […]

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PODCAST: How To Vote Long Beach For NFL Pro Bowl

On this episode of What Up, Long Beach?! we’re talking about voting Long Beach for the NFL Pro Bowl and the teams to watch for in the upcoming winter sports season. 01:20 Vote Long Beach For NFL Pro Bowl 09:00 Long Beach High School Winter Teams To Watch 09:25 Basketball 12:00 Soccer 14:30 Water Polo […]

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COLUMN: Amateur Sports Needs Students To Survive

If prep sports get more serious every year, then why are the crowds shrinking? Not that long ago we saw the Long Beach Poly and Lakewood football game almost sell out Veterans Memorial Stadium. We didn’t see a football sellout this season. Not even close. It wasn’t that long ago we saw the Walter Pyramid […]

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Long Beach City College Volleyball

LBCC Volleyball Rolls Past Grossmont In State Playoffs

After the first set of Tuesday evening’s first-round CCCAA state playoff match between No. 4 LBCC and No. 13 Grossmont, it looked like they Vikings were in trouble. The Griffins’ intensity and the high-flying antics of Hawaii bounceback Shaney Lipscomb overwhelmed LBCC into a first-set defeat. But Vikings coach Misty May-Treanor dialed up an effective […]

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Long Beach City College

Long Beach City College Update: Women’s Volleyball Starts Postseason

The Long Beach City College women’s volleyball team hosts Grossmont College in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California Regional Playoffs tonight at 6 p.m. in the Hall of Champions. LBCC (21-3) won the South Coach Conference South division and is currently ranked No. 6 in the state. Grossmont (21-5) is ranked No. […]

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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Will Frankenfeld, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly senior Will Frankenfeld did something a Long Beach runner hadn’t done since 2000, winning last weekend’s CIF Southern Section Division 1 cross country championship. Frankenfeld’s time of […]

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Long Beach City College Soccer

TODAY: LBCC Soccer Opens Playoffs At Oxnard

Long Beach City College’s men’s soccer team starts the playoffs today in Oxnard at 2:00 p.m.  This is the fifth time in the past six years that the Vikings have made the playoffs, each year against Oxnard.  The Vikings hope to avenge last year’s home defeat.  The Vikings are currently ranked No. 18 in the […]

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Long Beach City College Volleyball

LBCC Women’s Volleyball Wins Conference Championship

The No. 9 LBCC women’s volleyball team pulled off an upset of No. 5 El Camino to force a South Coast Conference co-championship, marking the second consecutive year the Vikings have won the conference title under head coach Misty May-Treanor. LBCC pulled out the win in the Hall of Champions in five sets, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21, […]