The St. Anthony Boys’ Volleyball team had a historic year in 2026. The Saints’ winning record of 14-8 doesn’t capture the team’s success in its entirety, but there is one big game that stands out as a testament to St. Anthony’s perseverance and tenacity. En route to their first-ever CIF championship, the Saints claimed back-to-back […]
After two years as St. Anthony’s athletic director, Vince Nolasco stepped down to take the same position at his alma mater, Salesian. “I am truly blessed and honored to be the new Athletic Director at my alma mater,” Nolasco said. “It was a difficult decision due to St. Anthony is a wonderful school community. After […]
The Long Beach Century Club hosted its 69th Annual Sports Night Banquet at The Grand in Long Beach last week, recognizing the city’s top high school athletes along with many special award recipients. The562’s Mike Guardabascio and Tyler Hendrickson emceed the awards ceremony and began by presenting Long Beach State men’s volleyball coach Nick MacRae […]
It was an exciting day at St. Anthony on Thursday as the Saints honored their student athletes from the Class of 2026 that will be continuing their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level. “This is a wonderful afternoon,” St. Anthony president Christine Tucker said. “It’s my honor and privilege to be here with […]
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins.
Thursday was a tough start to the baseball and softball playoffs. The Lakewood baseball team picked up the lone win of the day and the St. Anthony and Compton baseball teams lost while the Lakewood and Long Beach Poly softball teams dropped their playoff openers. Today we’ve got another full slate of games as local […]
The end of an incredible playoff run for the St. Anthony boys’ volleyball team is nearing as the Saints prepare to appear in their first-ever CIF championship on Friday. St. Anthony (14-7) will travel to face Bishop Diego (27-8) for the CIF-SS Division 5 title at 6 pm. “The nerves are obviously there but I just […]
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. As always, Long Beach will be well-represented at this weekend’s CIF Southern Section Track and Field Finals, which will take place at Moorpark High on Saturday. A total of 45 Long Beach entries will compete at the meet after […]
St. Anthony boys’ volleyball won a thriller in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 semifinals, punching their ticket to next weekend’s championship match thanks to a win over Bellflower. The Saints dropped the first two sets before pulling off the epic reverse sweep, 18-25, 27-29, 25-18, 25-14, 15-11. With the win, the Saints (18-7) will […]