The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That’s exactly what the Long Beach State women’s soccer team did Thursday night as they continued to put pressure on Hawai’i before freshman Natelle El Mokbel delivered a game-winning header to […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Every year an athlete or a team breaks out of the local media world and takes off as a national […]
A pair of Long Beach State Hall of Famers are still winning championships nearly four decades after suiting up for the Beach. Margaret Mohr and Kirsten Cummings, both women’s basketball players at LBSU in the 1980s, were part of a national championship in Des Moines last week at the National Senior Games’ 2025 championships. Competing […]
It’s become customary for the Long Beach State women’s soccer team to open their non-conference schedule against top teams in the nation. That was no different Wednesday night as the Beach hosted No. 5 USC for an exhibition match at George Allen Field. In the third installment of their season-opening exhibitions against USC, the Beach couldn’t […]
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Long Beach State Dirtbags head coach TJ Bruce continues to assemble his coaching staff for year two at his alma mater, bringing in another trusted name with strong ties to the program. After announcing the return of Jon Strauss as an assistant […]
It’s been another eventful year in Major League Baseball and there’s only two months left in the regular season. Local products have been heavily involved this year, with some notable recent highlights on the diamond. Long Beach native Justin Turner just recorded his biggest hit of the season, launching a walk-off home run for the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State softball program welcomed in the fifth head coach in program history with the hiring of Kendall Fearn, who will get her first crack at a head coaching job with the Beach. Fearn comes to Long Beach […]
After dealing with a season filled with injuries and some gut-wrenching losses, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team is back healthy with some new and some familiar faces looking to help the Beach bounce back in 2025. They open play at George Allen Field Wednesday evening against USC in an exhibition match. The Beach […]