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SEASON PREVIEW: Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Hosts No. 11 UCLA In Opener
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Two decades. That’s how long Mauricio Ingrassia has coached Long Beach State women’s soccer while the program rewrote its own history books. His championship teams have all played a similar style that wants to possess the ball and control the big moments with poise. […]
St. Anthony Senior Victoria Valenzuela Wins Long Beach Golf Event
The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1948 Victoria Valenzuela is growing into a renaissance woman. She has a wide range of interests and seems to be succeeding in every field. The St. Anthony High […]
Wilson Water Polo’s Katherine O’Dea With Women’s Youth National Team
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Traveling the world comes with the territory for elite young water polo players in America. For Wilson water polo star Katherine O’Dea it’s been her […]
Long Beach Olympians Bring Home Silver, Two Bronzes
Long Beach sent a contingent of 21 athletes and coaches to the 2024 Paris Olympics, and they’re not coming home empty-handed. Long Beach athletes are coming home with a silver medal and a pair of bronzes, as attention begins to turn to the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in Southern California with several events […]
Heartwell Headed To PONY World Series
For the first time in 21 years, the Heartwell PONY squad of 14s All Stars is heading to Washington, Pennsylvania for the PONY World Series. The squad out of Long Beach’s Heartwell Park won the West Zone Tournament last week and is now one of 10 teams remaining heading to the World Series, out of […]
Cabrillo High School Hosts ADEMEBA Recruitment Tournament for Chicano Basketball Youth
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Photo by Janet Steele Christian Verdugo knows better than anyone the interplay between sports and culture. Verdugo, who grew up in Long Beach and is a Cabrillo High School alum, was raised by parents from Mexico. He began playing basketball in 2nd grade and was […]
OLYMPICS: Long Beach Helps Make USA Men’s Water Polo History
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Once again a group of Long Beach natives have helped USA men’s water polo make history. This morning the Americans were able to outlast Australia in a quarterfinals shootout 11-10 and advance to the semifinals for the first time […]
FEATURE: Cabrillo Soccer Hosts International Friendly With New Zealand’s St. Paul’s School
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Separated by nearly 7,000 miles and 19 hours on the clock, there’s not much that unites the Westside of Long Beach and the North Island of New Zealand. But on a picture-perfect Monday afternoon in Long Beach, all it took was a friendly game […]
Long Beach Baseball Players Compete on Dodgers Dreamteam
The562’s high school baseball coverage is sponsored by Tribe Athletics. Visit TribeAthlete.com for more information on their fitness community. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by […]










