The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1948. There’s a lot stacked against the St. Anthony softball program in 2025 for what will be a huge transition year for Saints’ coach Joseph Younger. St. Anthony had eight girls transfer out this off-season while graduating four seniors, and […]
The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. Long Beach City College is riding a high as the reigning Regional Champions and are hoping to keep that momentum going into the 2025 season. After claiming the title in May, the Vikings are looking to go even further this year. […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Sunday’s home opener for Long Beach State Softball began with a show of respect for the head coach in the opposing dugout. LBSU softball alum Patty Gasso threw out the ceremonial first pitch in her return to her alma mater, […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl.
Photo courtesy Devin Malast/Long Beach State Athletics The Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Fame gained eight new members on Wednesday evening, with the induction of five former student-athletes and three community members in the Class of 2025. The five athletes enshrined into the Hall were Kyle Abbott (baseball), TJ DeFalco (men’s volleyball), Ashley Gonzales […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly junior softball star Ki’ele Ho-Ching has always loved representing her family, her city, and her school. Now she’s going to have a chance to represent her country, as the Oklahoma commit was just named to the USA Softball U18 women’s national team. […]
Wilson sophomore Sacha Zalamea received a major national honor last week, as she was named one of the Top Performers from USA Softball’s U16 National Team Selection Event. Zalamea not only started for the Bruins last year as a freshman, she was one of the best players in the city, earning first-team All-Moore League honors. […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly junior Ki’ele Ho-Ching received a major national honor on Thursday, as she was named one of the Top Performers from USA Softball’s U16 National Team Selection Event. Ho-Ching, ranked the No. 3 recruit in the junior class, recently committed to the […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. This week is the perfect time to give back to the Veterans community, and the Lakewood softball team did exactly that at Heartwell Park. The Lancers hosted a clinic for local Veteran Dustin Scott’s 6U Heartwell softball team. Dustin served in the United […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. One of the nation’s top softball juniors has made her collegiate decision, as reigning Moore League Player of the Year and Long Beach Poly star Kiele Ho-Ching announced on Instagram last week that she’s verbally committing to the University of Oklahoma. The Sooners are […]