With so many CIF Southern Section and State titles coming to Long Beach year in and year out, it’s rare to see regular season wins land this high on our year-end lists. But high school football commands a different level of attention, and perhaps no win sent shock waves through the Long Beach sports community […]
The Long Beach City College Women’s Water Polo team closed out their 2025 season with one of the most dominant performances by any team at any level in city history. In the CCCAA State Water Polo Tournament, the Vikings outscored their opponents with a combined score of 59-17 through three victories. In each of these […]
The Moore League made itself at home at the LBCC Sand Courts, with three of the league’s teams competing for a CIF-SS title last May. First up, it was Long Beach Poly taking on Canyon for the Division 3 title, and the Jackrabbits trailed 2-1, putting their backs against the wall in the remaining two […]
One of the most encouraging trends of 2025 was the continued parade of ribbons being cut around sparkling new sports facilities. The Long Beach Unified School District’s two construction bonds, approved by Long Beach voters, yielded new aquatic centers at Wilson and Lakewood as well as a new football stadium at Jordan, with more improvements […]
This year Santa Claus was very kind to the St. Anthony boys’ basketball program. Playing the part of jolly old St. Nicholas was recent Saints alum Elijah Price, who made a $10,000 donation to his alma mater last week. Price, a 2022 graduate of the Saints, is now a standout forward for Nevada, where he’s […]
Any record in the rich history of Long Beach basketball is worth celebrating—but what Long Beach Poly’s Jovani Ruff and Lakewood’s Nyemah King accomplished in their high school careers is unprecedented. The pair each capped off a standout four-year run as the city’s all-time leading scorer for boys’ and girls’ basketball, respectively. Jovani Ruff joins […]
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team got its first win of the season over Hope International, prevailing 68-62 on Monday night in the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid. The Beach got 23 points from JaQuoia Jones-Brown in the victory. The win improves LBSU’s record to 1-11 on the season. They’ll travel to Cal Poly […]
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson Girls’ Cross Country wrapped up an impressive year by reaching the CIF State Championship – something the Bruins hadn’t done since 2002. […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Even in the final year of the sport, it wouldn’t have been a true Millikan gymnastics season if the Rams hadn’t come out on top. That was the case during the Rams’ final gymnastics meet ever on […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly softball star Ki’ele Ho-Ching capped off an impressive 2025 campaign winning a gold medal with the USA Women’s U-18 Softball Team at the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup […]