The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State’s influence on international volleyball will be hard to miss during the 2026 Volleyball Nations League season. There will be a collection of 11 former and incoming Beach athletes competing for five different countries this summer, as […]
The562’s coverage of Avalon Athletics is sponsored by Curtin Maritime. Erick Madriz is a man of few words. Rather than talk about his accomplishments, the Avalon senior has spent the last four years letting his play speak for itself. A naturally shy kid, Madriz found his place in high school playing three sports, building his […]
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 coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl.
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 […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. It was a bitter ending to an otherwise sweet season for Long Beach State men’s volleyball. The Beach appeared in the NCAA Final Four at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, a stage it has become familiar with over the last […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl.
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. There he stood: a 6-foot-7, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Canadian stepping off a plane in the United States for the first time. Just weeks earlier, he had no idea he’d be moving out of his home country. His only vision for […]