Edison High School hosted one of the best 7-on-7 tournaments of the summer on Saturday, bringing together the best high school football teams in Southern California for a passing league showdown. Long Beach Poly and Millikan were two of the teams competing, and the Moore League rivals got the chance to face off during pool […]
In less than two weeks, the 2022 MLB All-Star Game will bring the best baseball talent in the world to Los Angeles, as Dodger Stadium plays host to this year’s midsummer classic. As part of those festivities, two of Long Beach’s brightest young baseball stars will get a ceremonial homecoming as both Spencer Steer and […]
The562 is excited to announce that Vertical Raise is now our official team fundraising partner for the 2022-2023 school year. In addition, Vertical Raise will be sponsoring all of The562’s season previews for the upcoming school year. Vertical Raise helps high school teams easily raise much-needed funds for their season with their premium online donation […]
NUMBER EIGHT There aren’t many high school rivalries like the softball games between Millikan and Lakewood at Lisa Fernandez Field. The Rams and Lancers play under the lights at Mayfair Park twice a year, and this season gave us two of the best games of the year. In March, the rivals traded the lead in […]
Sometimes it’s difficult to get all of the Long Beach schools into our annual Top 10 moments countdown of the best high school sports we saw over the last 12 months, but this athletic year was full of top performances from all over the city. NUMBER TEN As Long Beach Poly boys’ athletic director Rob […]
After a two-year absence caused by COVID-19, the Long Beach Century Club’s Sports Night Banquet recently made its return in a packed house at the Grand. The club’s 65th awards banquet recognized the top high school and college athletes in the city, as well as many volunteers from the local sports world, and also crowned this […]
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The Millikan Rams have new leadership for their boys’ aquatics program after the hiring of accomplished water polo player and coach Randy Wright. A Long Beach native, Wright is excited to be back in his hometown where […]
Here are the All-Moore League selections for boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, as chosen by the league’s head coaches.
The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2022 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. Here are the All-Moore League honorees for boys’ golf after the 2022 season.