Barry O’Dea was planning his own father’s funeral on a clear early-August evening last year when he heard that Wilson sophomore Camryn Krueger’s mother, Sarah, had died in a sudden accident. O’Dea, who had taken the Wilson girls’ water polo head coaching position in early June, drove straight to the Krueger house in Seal Beach […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags only managed four hits against Arizona State on Tuesday at Blair Field, but they were inches away from walking off winners in the bottom of the ninth inning. LBSU trailed the entire game, and finally put runners on second and third base with two outs in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Shaq […]
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Long Beach Wilson Water Polo CIF Championship BONUS COVERAGE The Long Beach Wilson girls’ water polo team won its first CIF championship in school history on Saturday, and we have exclusive postgame interviews. Visit The562.org for more Long Beach sports coverage! Wilson High Aquatics Family Stays Strong Through Tragedy VIDEO: Long Beach Wilson Wins CIF […]
Lakewood’s Randy Gonzalez, Jr. continued his dream season last weekend at the CIF Southern Section Masters meet. Gonzalez, the CIF-SS champion at 285 pounds, took third at Masters to qualify for state. Millikan’s Alex Andrade is also headed to state after finishing seventh at 132 pounds. Andrade was the runner-up at CIF the previous week. […]
Opening day for the spring high school sports season was this past Saturday, and several local teams were in action. Baseball Millikan baseball fans got a pair of thrillers as coach Ron Keester’s Rams won two games against Bellflower, both by a score of 4-3. The Rams trailed 3-2 in both games before winning both […]
Find out how the Long Beach State teams did last week. Men’s Volleyball The No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team beat No. 2 UCLA last week for the second time in five days. The 49ers (14-0) took down the Bruins (14-3) in a pair of four sets matches, and it was 25-21, 23-25, […]
Welcome to The562.org’s inaugural Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Brooke Gruneisen, Wilson Water Polo Wilson junior Brooke Gruneisen has been helping to lead the Bruins all year, and she had a historic Saturday as the Bruins claimed their first-ever CIF-SS championship last weekend. Gruneisen had three goals in the championship, helping deliver a 6-5 […]
Wilson boys’ golf placed third at the Servite Invitational on Monday at Western Hills Country Club while senior Tyler Schafer won the individual championship with a 1-under par round of 71. Schafer had four birdies, and was the only player in the field to finish under par. Wilson’s Hunter Epson won the Servite Invite in […]
The Long Beach City College men’s basketball team beat Palomar 80-74 in the first round of the SoCal Regional Playoffs last week, but the Vikings had their season ended at No. 1 San Diego City College on Saturday with a 116-97 loss in the second round. LBCC sophomore William English led the Vikings with 25 […]