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Long Beach State Soccer

Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Wins Season Opener

 The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That’s exactly what the Long Beach State women’s soccer team did Thursday night as they continued to put pressure on Hawai’i before freshman Natelle El Mokbel delivered a game-winning header to […]

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All-City Athletes of the Year: McLyn, Ruff, Pack Bring Home Top Honors

Our All-City Athletes of the Year awkward has been running for more than a decade now, just about 10% of the 120 year history of youth sports in Long Beach. In the last dozen years we’ve honored Long Beach kids who went on to be NFL Pro Bowlers, Olympians, NCAA Freshmen of the Year, NCAA […]

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All City Long Beach State Volleyball

Viral Moment of the Year: Moni Mania

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Every year an athlete or a team breaks out of the local media world and takes off as a national […]

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Freshman of the Year: Loren Fearance, Long Beach Poly

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. Long Beach Poly freshman Loren Fearance immediately put her stamp on the Long Beach golf scene this year, with accomplishments and poise well beyond her years. Fearence immediately became the best […]

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Aaya McLyn Multisport Athletes of the Year: Aaya McLyn, Long Beach Poly / Nathaniel Parris, Wilson

Some of our All-City Awards required lengthy deliberation, weighing the pros and cons of a number of potential winners. Then there was our Girls’ Multisport Athlete of the Year Award, which took no time at all. In fact, the award felt inadequate for an athlete who embodied what this honor was all about: relentless determination, […]