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Aaya McLyn Multisport Athletes of the Year: Aaya McLyn, Long Beach Poly / Nathaniel Parris, Wilson
Some of our All-City Awards required lengthy deliberation, weighing the pros and cons of a number of potential winners. Then there was our Girls’ Multisport Athlete of the Year Award, which took no time at all. In fact, the award felt inadequate for an athlete who embodied what this honor was all about: relentless determination, […]
Coaches of the Year: Wilson’s Neil Nelson, Shannon Fisher Continue Track & Field Dominance
Good coaches build good teams—but great coaches build dynasties. That’s exactly what coaches Neil Nelson and Shannon Fisher have built with the Wilson track and field program over the past few decades. This season, the duo added both a CIF-SS championship and a CIF State championship to their impressive resume, continuing their remarkable run at […]
Water Polo: LB Vikings Aquatics See Success at Junior Olympics
Long Beach water polo continued to impress at the USA Junior Olympics as the LB Vikings Aquatics 18-and-under girls’ team took bronze in the silver bracket of the classic division last week. The team brought together athletes from Wilson, Millikan, and had representatives from Los Alamitos, Mira Costa and Redondo Union. Competing in the Classic […]
LB in MLB: Local Ballplayers Making Headlines
It’s been another eventful year in Major League Baseball and there’s only two months left in the regular season. Local products have been heavily involved this year, with some notable recent highlights on the diamond. Long Beach native Justin Turner just recorded his biggest hit of the season, launching a walk-off home run for the […]
Water Polo: Shore Aquatics Wins 18U Gold at Junior Olympics
After months of preparation the Shore Aquatics 18-and-under boys’ water polo team capped its summer with a Gold Division championship at the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics, finishing the tournament with an undefeated 5-0 run in the Gold bracket. In the gold-medal match, Long Beach defeated South Florida 13-11 to win the title in the […]
Football: Moore League Hosts First Ever Media Day
For the first time ever, Long Beach coaches and select players gathered Monday morning at Jordan High School for the inaugural Moore League Media Day. “I thought it was pretty cool, a lot of leagues do it,” said Millikan coach Romeo Pellum to open the media day. Pellum worked alongside Jordan’s Alfred Rowe to make […]
2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 1 Wilson Three-Peats as CIF State Track & Field Champions
The Wilson girls’ track and field team was crowned state champions for the third year in a row, and for the third straight year, they earned the No. 1 spot on our Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments of the Year. The three-peat makes Wilson just the third girls’ team to ever win three consecutive […]
2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: Beach Volleyball Double: No. 2 Long Beach Poly & Wilson Both Win CIF-SS Championships
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The 2025 CIF-SS Beach Volleyball Championships had the feel of a […]