The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is in Columbus, Ohio, this week, where they’ll begin their hunt for a fourth NCAA national championship in program history. The Beach will open the tournament with a quarterfinal matchup against Fort Valley […]
The Long Beach Century Club continued its annual tradition of making a large gift to the local schools this week, donating $80,500 to Long Beach State, LBCC, and the middle and high school sports programs in Long Beach. The donation represents the largest of the annual gifts the club has made, buoyed by fundraising efforts […]
The Franklin boys’ soccer team flexed their experience on Tuesday as they defeated Lindbergh 7-1 on their way to capture the LBUSD boys’ soccer Division 3 title at Long Beach City College. Andres Rocha was a star for the Wildcats, as he scored four goals in the first half to put the game out of […]
Nearly 120 Long Beach entries will compete in Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Track and Field prelims, the vast majority of them in the Trabuco Hills Division 1 prelims. The top qualifiers in each event will be moving on to the following weekend’s CIF-SS Finals, which will be May 17 at Moorpark High. The Division 2 […]
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly watched its 3-run lead disappear in the late innings at Lakewood on Tuesday, […]
The Stephens Jackrabbits wasted no time Tuesday afternoon in the All-City Division 2 boys’ soccer championship. The Jackrabbits scored a goal in the first minute as they defeated Lindsey 3-1 to claim the title at Long Beach City College. Bruno Mosqueda was quick on the attack as the seventh grader found the back of the […]
With city bragging rights on the line, Keller Middle School walked away with a 4-1 victory over Stanford Middle school on Tuesday afternoon to claim the LBUSD boys’ middle school division 1 soccer title at Long Beach City College. “We know this team is so powerful,” Keller coach Ken Weber said. “But a lot of […]
