Long Beach has long had a special place in the volleyball world but this spring has seen the city become the center of the volleyball universe. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation, the NCAA’s only undefeated team, and has swept every team 14 of their […]
Episode One: Long Beach Volleyball Is No. 1 00:20 It’s so good to be back at The562.org 03:10 Long Beach has multiple top-ranked volleyball teams this season 05:40 Moore League baseball opening day at Blair Field 13:50 Long Beach basketball playoff woes 17:00 Long Beach State men’s basketball future and coach Dan Monson 22:30 #PayThePlayers […]
Welcome back to our weekly Athletes of the Week awards. HIGH SCHOOL Malik Salahuddin, Long Beach Poly Basketball Poly junior Malik Salahuddin showed how bright the Jackrabbits’ future is last week in a pair of state playoff games. Salahuddin led the way for Poly in a first-round road game against El Camino Real with 26 […]
St. Anthony’s promising CIF State Division 3 run was cut short in double overtime by Knight, 87-83. The Saints were led by junior Frank Staine’s 16 points. Frank Staine💨 on X (formerly Twitter): “Idk what to say….. we fought till the end. I wouldn’t trade those guys for anyone in the world and I wouldn’t […]
CIF State Boys’ Basketball Division 3 Regional Quarterfinals No. 5 St. Anthony at No. 4 Knight, 6:30 p.m. St. Anthony (28-3) is taking a long trip to Palmdale for its second playoff game in four days. The Saints rolled past Buena in the first round on Wednesday while Knight (25-6) dominated Redwood 76-47. Knight is […]
Twelve days after being upset in the CIF Southern Section playoffs, the St. Anthony boys’ basketball team played with renewed vigor in the first round of the CIF State Division 3 playoffs at home on Wednesday night. The Saints used their superior pace in the open floor, and physicality down low, to steamroll visiting Buena […]
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St. Anthony boys’ volleyball beat swept Wilson 27-25, 25-22, 25-23 at Jack Errion Memorial Gym on Tuesday night in nonleauge action. St. Anthony came back from a 18-24 deficit in the first game. The Saints (3-0) got a combined 24 kills from junior middle blockers Aiden Grosz and Deryus Shelton. Junior Brandon Barry had eight […]
The St. Anthony boys’ golf team beat La Salle at Lakewood Country Club 211-232 on Monday. Alex Palacio and Taylor Griffiths shared the medalist honor with rounds of 41. Philip Smith shot a 42. The Saints (3-0) won their first ever league title last season.