Former Long Beach State Dirtbag Troy Tulowitzki has been working out at Blair Field recently while trying to garner attention from Major League Baseball clubs looking for a veteran shortstop with something left in the tank. It worked. This week, the New York Yankees inked Tulowitzki to a one-year contract after he was released by […]
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PODCAST: Looking Forward At 2019 Long Beach Sports Stories
This week we’re talking about the top Long Beach sports stories we’re looking forward to in 2019. 01:20 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Final Four Coming To Long Beach 08:10 Long Beach Girls’ Water Polo 11:15 CIF Basketball Playoffs 13:30 Long Beach College Basketball Struggles 16:30 Dirtbags & Long Beach State Softball 17:40 CIF Track & Field […]
Ten Stories We’re Excited For In 2019
As 2019 dawns, we had fun reflecting on some of our favorite stories from the 2018. But we’re also drawing up our calendar for 2019 and 10 stories we’re most excited for. Winter Moore League Girls’ Water Polo Long Beach girls’ water polo is at a crossroads after the top two teams, Wilson and Poly, […]
Top 10 Long Beach Sports Stories Of 2018
Like every year for the last 130 or so years in Long Beach’s history (football games were played here before the city even officially formed), 2018 was a memorable one for sports. As it draws to a close, we look back on the top 10 sports stories from the last 12 months. 10. Long Beach […]
PODCAST: Top 10 Long Beach Sports Stories Of 2018
This week we’re counting down the more memorable Long Beach sports stories of the last 12 months. Let us know if you think we missed anything! 02:00 Long Beach In CIF Southern Section Division 1 Basketball 04:00 Long Beach State Women’s Championships 06:00 Long Beach Football Coaching Carousel 11:18 Wilson High Baseball Playoff Run 13:13 […]
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Holds On To Beat Colorado State
Two days after a thrilling win over Pepperdine at Walter Pyramid, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team made the clutch plays again to beat visiting Colorado State 64-61 on Saturday afternoon. This is the first winning streak of the season for LBSU (5-9) and it’s also revenge for losing at Colorado State last year […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our final Athletes of the Week of 2018! Click here to see all the winners this year. HIGH SCHOOL Sarah Santos, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly junior Sarah Santos scored a thrilling game-winner against Wilson in a 3-2 win last week, putting it home in the 78th minute. The Jackrabbits’ come-from-behind […]
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Dunks Pepperdine
A last second dunk by KJ Byers lifted Long Beach State men’s basketball to a 67-66 victory over visiting Pepperdine on Thursday night at Walter Pyramid. WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT Pepperdine (6-7) led for most of the second half, and took a one-point lead on free throws with less than 25 seconds to play. After a […]
VIDEO: Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine, NCAA Basketball
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PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine, Men’s Basketball
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