Unfortunately as specialization is pushed at younger and younger ages, the high school multisport athlete is largely becoming a thing of the past, with year-round commitments crowding out the old-school approach. As such we wanted to recognize four Long Beach athletes competing in multiple sports at a high level this year. On the boys’ side, […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood boys’ soccer and girls’ basketball teams made school history with deep CIF playoffs runs, but that success didn’t just start this year. Both programs have dedicated coaches who prioritized effort. That helped develop strong groups of upperclassmen who used their […]
The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College Don’t get nervous yet, Millikan girls’ soccer fans, Tino Nunez isn’t leaving his job as Rams head coach. However, he’s now also the Long Beach City College women’s soccer coach after being hired last week. “In coaching and playing you want to […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly has hired Jackrabbit alum Angel Zavala to be the new girls’ soccer coach at the school. Zavala is a club coach with Beach FC and was Poly’s frosh/soph coach in the most recent season. Zavala replaces Anthony Perez, who resigned following the […]
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.
Here are the All-Moore League honorees for the boys’ soccer season, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports coverage free!
Here are the All-Moore League honorees for the girls’ soccer season, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports coverage free!
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 Alan Gonzalez, Lakewood Soccer Lakewood forward Alan Gonzalez has been fantastic throughout the postseason and scored the first […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. For the second time in a week the Lakewood boys’ soccer team reached a championship game and fell agonizingly short of winning a title. Lakewood made the trip to Oceanside on Saturday for the CIF SoCal Regional Division IV Final and a trio […]