The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The Millikan Rams doubled their 2024 football signing class on Wednesday, as four Rams joined the four early signees by signing their National Letters of Intent at a ceremony on campus. The latest foursome of Millikan football players to reach […]
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Prior to the start of the 2023-24 school year, Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) took a significant step in prioritizing the health and well-being of its student-athletes. For the first time, the district’s high schools would have a full-time, certified athletic trainer on […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Serious sports injuries can change lives, but they’re typically localized. A broken bone can be cast and isolated while healing. Millikan goalkeeper Diego Ramirez’ serious sports injury wasn’t so simple. First, he had to stand up without falling. “I had to […]
Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with boys’ basketball, boys’ soccer, and girls’ water polo starting; Thursday will see girls’ basketball, soccer, and water polo. Wednesday, February 7 Boys’ Basketball Division 2AA: St. Anthony vs Sonora, 7pm Boys’ Basketball Division 2A: Long Beach Poly vs La Canada, 7pm Boys’ […]
Note to editors: I apologize for missing my deadline for this column. For reasons that will be apparent, I typed it with one hand and knocked on my wooden desk with the other hand the entire time I was working on it. I’m an anxious sports fan, so it’s been a stressful NFL playoffs for […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Jovani Ruff, Long Beach Poly Basketball Jovani Ruff dropped 33 points in a critical win over Lakewood last […]
Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with two teams getting the action started in the wild card round. Wednesday will see boys’ basketball, boys’ soccer, and girls’ water polo start with Thursday seeing girls’ basketball, soccer, and water polo. Tuesday, February 6 Girls’ Water Polo Division 2 Wild Card: […]
The Long Beach boys’ and girls’ basketball teams who qualified for the playoffs learned their postseason path on Sunday with the release of the CIF Southern Section basketball brackets. That included one team, Wilson, who got in as an at-large after losing in a fourth-place tiebreaker game to Cabrillo last week. Boys’ Basketball First-round boys’ […]
The562 is excited to announce its newest sponsor to support local sports coverage in the 2023-24 school year. Tribe Athletics will be the official sponsor of all The562’s high school baseball coverage for the upcoming season. “Long Beach is a great baseball town and we’re looking forward to another fun season on the diamond,” said […]
For the third consecutive season, Long Beach-based P2S, Inc. will be the official sponsor of The562’s Long Beach State Dirtbags Baseball coverage. The 2024 Dirtbags season will begin on Feb. 16 with a three-game series against Washington at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. “The562 is pleased to continue its partnership with P2S for the upcoming […]