The Long Beach State Dirtbags will be at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field all weekend for three games against Nevada in their first home series of the season. The Dirtbags (0-4) lost to San Diego in their home opener on Tuesday. SEE PHOTOS Lakewood High alum Matt Fields will get the start for the Dirtbags […]
Soccer is a sport of style, and Cabrillo senior Jonny Riquer cultivated his original playing style at Westside Long Beach parks near his house. The defensive midfielder plays with a natural smoothness that keeps him calm under pressure, and dangerous on set pieces. His quiet confidence has been contagious. “Jonny and Alexis (Torres) are two […]
This week we’re talking about how the Cabrillo boys’ soccer team go to the first CIF Southern Section championship game in school history, plus much more. SUBSCRIBE to What Up, Long Beach?! 00:00 How Cabrillo Boys’ Soccer Took Their School To Its First CIF-SS Championship Game 14:30 Athletes Of The Week 16:00 Long Beach Poly […]
When we started the562.org, Long Beach’s first and only non-profit journalism source, we said that one of our goals was to support the city’s sports community in new and innovative ways. We’re proud to announce today that we’ve teamed up with Long Beach Unified School District board of education member Megan Kerr to donate 60 […]
From staff reports Long Beach State trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half against CSUN, but came back to win the game, 80-78. Long Beach trailed with less than a second left but Deishuan Booker drew a foul on a 3-point attempt with .8 seconds remaining, and calmly stepped to the […]
Long Beach softball is back in a big way this year. The Moore League is full of experienced returning starters, St. Anthony has the talent to make a deep CIF Southern Section playoff run and Long Beach City College is ranked No. 14 in California. Click here for our preview of Wilson Click here for […]
The offensive woes continued for the Long Beach State Dirtbags in their home opener on Tuesday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. LBSU (0-4) only mustered five hits in the 4-0 loss to San Diego, and has only scored five runs in its first four games. “Offensively it’s a problem right now as far […]
Great action shots by Joseph Kling from the Dirtbags home opener.
Wilson softball is coming off of one of its most successful seasons in program history. The Bruins snapped Lakewood’s 65-game Moore League winning streak, won their first league title since 2012, and won their first playoff game in six years. Second-year coach George Molina has to replace All-Moore League pitcher Joey Vega, shortstop Amanda Castro […]
With eight of nine starters back, the Lakewood Lancers have more than enough talent to reclaim their spot atop the league after losing to Wilson and Millikan last year. Lakewood entered last season as five-time defending league champs, and winners of nine of the last 10 league titles. “It’s a sore spot,” Lakewood coach Andy […]