The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. It’s almost become routine for the No. 1 seeded Long Beach State men’s volleyball team to reach the NCAA Tournament Final Four. The Beach will be making their eighth Final Four appearance in the last nine seasons when they take […]
Long Beach State’s Moni Nikolov Named NCAA Player of the Year
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State star freshman setter Moni Nikolov’s historic season continues this week at the NCAA Tournament, as he’s led the Beach to the No. 1 overall seed and a Final Four match on Saturday against Pepperdine at 2pm. Nikolov […]
CIF Volleyball: Avalon Going Back To Semifinals
The562’s coverage of Avalon Athletics is sponsored by Curtin Maritime. Avalon boys’ volleyball is just one win away from going back to a CIF Southern Section championship game. The Lancers will host Wildwood on Saturday in the Division 8 semifinals after three dominant playoff wins over Pacifica Christian, Orange Vista and Alta Loma. Last year, Avalon […]
Millikan Honors Student-Athletes Going To Next Level
Millikan athletics have been on a steady rise and more proof of that improvement came during a recent lunch time ceremony highlighting 40 Rams who are taking their academic and athletic careers to the next level. Millikan will also honor these student-athletes at the annual spaghetti dinner and silent auction fundraiser in Howard Lyon Gym […]
Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Beats Fort Valley State, Advances To Final Four
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 heading to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament after a dominant sweep over Fort Valley State in the quarterfinals. The No. 1 seeded Beach defeated the No. 8 Wildcats in the […]
Tincher Claims All-City Division 3 Championship Title Against Robinson
The Tincher girls’ soccer team put it all together from start to finish on Wednesday as they defeated Robinson 6-0 to claim the LBUSD Division 3 title at Long Beach City College. “I would say they probably played the best that I’ve seen them play,” Tincher coach Kaitlyn Isas said. “A lot of great communication […]
Cubberley Completes Comeback Against Nelson in All-City Division 2 Championship
With time ticking down on their undefeated season, the Cubberley girls’ soccer team turned it on when they needed to as they scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to defeat Nelson 2-1 and claim the LBUSD All-City Division 2 title on Wednesday. “This was the second game we were behind,” Cubberley coach Lawrence […]
Stanford Crowned All-City Division 1 Champions Over Bancroft
The Stanford girls’ soccer team picked the perfect time to play their best game of the season as they defeated Bancroft 4-0 to claim the LBUSD All-City Division 1 title Wednesday at Long Beach City College. “Every coach wants their team’s last game to be their last game,” Stanford coach Hank Waddles said. “And that’s […]











