The Uptown Long Beach 10U youth baseball team upset Los Altos at the SoCal State Tournament in Simi Valley last weekend to qualify for the Pacific South West Regional in Honolulu from July 15-21. This is the first year of Cal Ripken league baseball for Uptown LB and they’ll face teams from Arizona, Nevada, Northern […]
We’re running down the most important local sports news this week before talking about watching the Women’s World Cup in Long Beach. 03:00 Former Dirtbag Jeff McNeil is going to the MLB All-Star Game 05:35 Long Beach Should Name Main Library For Billie Jean King 09:30 Lisa Busch Steps Down After 20 Years As Lakewood Athletic […]
The Shore Aquatics 10U Coed water polo team won a USA Club Championship last weekend at Don Lugo High in Chino. Shore won this same age group title five years ago. Shore was the ninth of 10 seeded teams in the invitational tournament featuring most of the top teams in the country, but they relied […]
The Long Beach Mizuno Volleyball Club 13U girls’ squad is going to be competing for another national title this summer at the Junior Olympics. The same group had a 64-1 record last year on their way to a National Division title. These Mizuno All-Stars are ranked in the top five after winning 52 of their […]
This week on the show we’re handing out more awards for the 2018-19 Long Beach sports year. The562.org All-City Awards Athletes Of The Year (03:15) Freshman Of They Year (06:35) Coach Of They Year (10:15) Spirit Of Long Beach (12:20) Game Of The Year (14:30) Tribute Of The Year (16:00) Youth Team Of The Year […]
Shore Aquatics water polo players (left to right) Zack Crenshaw, Sean Tunnicliff and Maya O’Dea all made USA Water Polo National Teams. Crenshaw, 15, made the cadet team while Tunnicliff, 14, and O’Dea, 14, were named to developmental teams.
The Beach FC 14U boys’ club soccer team rolled to an easy 7-0 victory on Saturday to qualify for the Elite Club National League (ECNL) Playoffs on June 27-July 2 in Rockford, Illinois. Here are some great action shots by Joseph Kling from the win on Saturday. Roster: Alberto Gomez, Andrew Kamienski, Benji Jimenez, Ben […]
The Beach FC 16U girls’ team that won a 2017 National Championship together won another State Cup Championship last month in Norco. This group of young soccer players lost a lot of their 2017 teammates, but have bounced back under the tutelage of Los Alamitos High coach Pat Rossi. Their next regional tournament is in […]
A pair of Shore Aquatics boys’ water polo teams took home gold medals from the KAP 7 Tournament last weekend. The 16U and 18U teams both took first place at the elite tournament. 16U: Kai Goeku, Devon Brett, Alex Gonzales, Carson Krueger, Andrew Lear, Jake Lugenbuehl, Sean Steffen, Cameron Torres, Dylan Walty, Lucas Ocampo. Coach […]
The Shore Aquatics 10U boys’ water polo squad finished second at the Hinman Beautiful Day Tournament in Orange County two weeks ago. Shore lost in the championship game to a nationally ranked team from Las Vegas. Shore Aquatics 10U Boys’ Water Polo: Morgan Crichton, Vaughan Baker, Charlie Dotts, Cole Fullerton, Owen Grabow, Ryder Rafferty, Fernando […]