The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. Photo by Zac Hudson, World Aquatics It’s been a golden summer for the red, white, and blue. The USA women’s water polo team has claimed the gold medal at the 2026 World Aquatics World Cup Tournament thanks to a 13-9 […]
Lakewood High has discontinued both its boys and girls lacrosse programs after failing to find qualified head coaches, a decision that reflects broader challenges facing a sport that was once one of California’s fastest-growing competitions. The move comes as reigning Moore League boys co-champion Millikan and defending girls champion Wilson continue searching for head coaches, […]
As he walked onto campus at Wilson High for his first day of Summer football practice in 2005, Joel Bitonio would have been hard to pick out of the crowd. He was 5-foot-10, 180 pounds, and, in his memory, unremarkable in a field of eager freshmen ready to try out for the Bruins’ football team. […]
Photo via Volleyball World. Wilson senior Simrin Adams recently represented Team USA at the U18 Beach Volleyball World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, where she and partner Sienna Castillo made an impressive run to the quarterfinals. The pair dominated the qualifying stage, earning straight-set victories over Hong Kong, Poland and Türkiye to secure a spot […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. Wilson’s star Billish sisters are going international this Summer, as they’ll represent America on the USA Water Polo 16U Youth National Team on the world stage. […]
The Long Beach sports year once again concluded in Clovis, where Wilson continued its track and field dynasty with a fourth consecutive CIF State championship. That sustained success under Neil Nelson and Shannon Fisher once again earned the pair this year’s Coaches of the Year honors. The Bruins took the state title in historic fashion […]
Veterans Memorial Stadium was home to the city’s longest-running football rivalry between Long Beach Poly and Wilson, and their final game at the stadium before its reconstruction was every bit worthy of The Big Game. Just as they did in the teams’ first-ever matchup at the stadium in 1950, the Bruins defeated Long Beach Poly […]
Our All-City Athletes of the Year awkward has been running for more than a decade now, more than 10% of the 120 year history of youth sports in Long Beach. In the last 13 years we’ve honored Long Beach kids who went on to be NFL Pro Bowlers, Olympians, NCAA Freshmen of the Year, NCAA […]
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. A storybook junior season for Wilson High’s Clara Adams added another impressive chapter last weekend in Oregon. The fastest quarter-miler in California put her talents […]
High school tennis coaching hires aren’t often described as splashy, but Wilson has made a huge move as the school’s athletic director confirmed they’ve hired longtime Long Beach State coach Jenny Hilt-Costello to lead the Bruins’ girls’ program going forward. Hilt-Costello was the head coach at Long Beach State for 28 years, leading the program […]