As athletes begin to specialize in a sport or even a position within a sport at earlier and earlier ages, the era of the multisport star has largely come to a close. It’s no longer the norm for the city dominant high school athletes to earn Player of the Year consideration in multiple sports the […]
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New Season Starts Now For Long Beach High School Football
They don’t have helmets and pads on quite yet, but all of the Long Beach high school football players have returned to regular practice this month. While teams like Long Beach Poly and Millikan are gearing up for the season with their returning superstars showcasing their talents in elite passing tournaments, teams like Wilson and […]
COLUMN: Title IX’s Legacy Felt in Long Beach
Mike Guardabascio A few weeks ago we celebrated a milestone moment in American sports history, the 50-year anniversary of the passage of Title IX. A federal civil rights law that has influenced so much around gender equality in education, arguably Title IX’s biggest impact was leveling the playing field for girls and women in sports. […]
Long Beach Sports Top 10 Moments Of 2021-22: Wilson Swim’s Dream Back-to-Back Title Nights
NUMBER SIX The Moore League boys’ and girls’ swimming finals in April at Cabrillo quickly turned into a party for the Wilson aquatics program. On the girls side, strong relay performances helped the Bruins roll to their first league title since 2015. “We have worked so endlessly hard this entire year and the last few […]
Vertical Raise Becomes The562’s Official Team Fundraising Partner for 2022-23 School Year
The562 is excited to announce that Vertical Raise is now our official team fundraising partner for the 2022-2023 school year. In addition, Vertical Raise will be sponsoring all of The562’s season previews for the upcoming school year. Vertical Raise helps high school teams easily raise much-needed funds for their season with their premium online donation […]
Long Beach Sports Top 10 Moments Of 2021-22: Scholarship Signing Days
Sometimes it’s difficult to get all of the Long Beach schools into our annual Top 10 moments countdown of the best high school sports we saw over the last 12 months, but this athletic year was full of top performances from all over the city. NUMBER TEN As Long Beach Poly boys’ athletic director Rob […]
Century Club Banquet Returns With Star-Studded Night
After a two-year absence caused by COVID-19, the Long Beach Century Club’s Sports Night Banquet recently made its return in a packed house at the Grand. The club’s 65th awards banquet recognized the top high school and college athletes in the city, as well as many volunteers from the local sports world, and also crowned this […]
All-Moore League Badminton 2022
Here are the All-Moore League honorees for badminton following the 2022 season.
All-Moore League Lacrosse 2022
Here are the All-Moore League selections for boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, as chosen by the league’s head coaches.
All-Moore League Boys’ Golf 2022
The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2022 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. Here are the All-Moore League honorees for boys’ golf after the 2022 season.