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No. 1 LBCC Volleyball Sweeps Into State Final Four This Week

The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. The Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team qualified for the state championships for the fourth consecutive year last weekend with a sweep of Santa Monica City College, 25-23, 26-16, 25-18.  The Vikings are the No. 1 team in the state and […]

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Boys’ Volleyball: CIF-SS Brackets Released

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The 2023 CIF-SS Boys’ Volleyball brackets were released on Saturday morning, with local teams learning of their postseason draw for next week’s wild card and first round of competition. The Long Beach area has […]

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Long Beach State’s Gementera, Hagenah Break Beach Volleyball Record

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah knew each other well before they became best friends and teammates with Long Beach State beach volleyball. “We were like enemies,” Gementera recalled. “In (junior beach volleyball tournaments) we would always meet in […]

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Beach Volleyball: Pravednikov & Eckenrode Win All-Wilson Moore League Pairs Championship

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. It felt a lot like summer on Thursday afternoon at Long Beach City College, where the Moore League beach volleyball championships played its semifinal and final matches with two teams from Wilson and two […]

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Boys’ Volleyball: Wilson Beats St. Francis in CIF Rematch

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson’s big win against the St. Francis on Wednesday was a bit of a deja vu moment for […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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. RACING Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Autosports Andretti Autosports’ Kyle Kirkwood won the 48th annual Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach last […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball Shares Big West Title, Prep For Conference Tourney

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Photo courtesy LBSU The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a share of the Big West championship after a pair of wins over UC Irvine last weekend. The No. 4-ranked Beach now […]