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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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 Gissel Fang, Millikan Girls’ Soccer Millikan senior defender Gigi Fang was the star of the Rams’ quarterfinals matchup against […]

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Men’s Basketball: Another Long Beach State Rally Falls Short Against CSUN

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. By the time the Long Beach State men’s basketball team found any real rhythm on Saturday night against CSUN, it was too little, too late. The Beach welcomed the CSUN into the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in desperate […]

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Men’s Volleyball: No. 2 Long Beach State Falls Again To No. 1 UCLA

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Photo courtesy of Ethan Cohen. Simply put, the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is exactly where it belongs. The No. 2-ranked Beach stepped into Pauley Pavilion on Friday night with a chance to avenge their only loss of […]

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College Basketball: Long Beach State Can’t Find Offensive Rhythm In Loss To UC Irvine

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has been needing a spark.  Heading into Thursday’s game on a seven-game losing streak It looked like they might have found it as they forced UC Irvine into 15 first-half turnovers.  However, […]

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PHOTOS: Dirtbags Drop Series to San Jose State in Heartbreaker

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2026 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Dirtbags opened a pitching lab they hope will help build the future of the program, but dropped their season-opening series to San Jose State. After a tough defeat on Friday, they bounced back with a huge 12-3 […]

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Dirtbags Baseball Unveils State-Of-The-Art Bohl Annex Pitching Lab

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2026 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Prior to Friday night’s season opener against San Jose State, the Long Beach State Baseball program unveiled the latest upgrade to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field–one that’s intended to help transform the Dirtbags’ pitching staff. Along the first-base […]