Once again the Long Beach PONY Baseball 14U All-Stars have advanced to the Zone Tournament in West Covina this weekend after advancing through the Super Region bracket last month. Long Beach takes on San Jose on Thursday at 1 p.m. in their opening game. San Jose won the 13U World Series last year, so it […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013 This would’ve been an incredible year for Fred Eden. He was the first girls’ track and field coach at Jordan High and helped the Panthers football team win Moore League championships as an assistant coach while he was teaching there for 39 years. […]
We’re talking to Lakewood baseball alum Anthony Eyanson about going to UC San Diego, keeping life lessons in perspective and much more. We also discuss The562.org internship program with Long Beach Poly student Heidi Sek.
The 10 and under girls’ water polo team from Long Beach Shore Aquatics dominated the competition last week at the USA National Junior Olympics at Stanford University. Shore beat seven teams by the combined score of 96-26 to win the age group championship. Long Beach beat Greenwich from Connecticut in the final 12-4 to win […]
The St. Anthony volleyball program will have a change in leadership for the 2022-23 school year with the announcement that longtime head coach Alicia Lemau’u is stepping away from the program. Lemau’u has been the head coach of both the girls’ and boys’ volleyball programs for the past decade, winning a CIF title with the […]
Adjustments and adaptation has been the key to success for Lakewood senior defensive lineman Rahkeen Moore. “One situation may not work for you, and you have to have a backup plan,” Moore said. “You need different tools in your tool box.” Moore came to Lakewood from Oakland where he played football, basketball and baseball. He […]
The 15th Annual Ron Palmer Summer Basketball & Academic Camp will take place this August 9-12, offering young hoopers a unique all-day camp both in the classroom and on the court. The camp is open to students ages 8-14 and will be hosted at Browning High School in Long Beach. The camp’s slogan, “It’s not […]
Four Long Beach water polo players competed in the Junior National Championship Tournament last week and were part of the champion SoCal Black 18U squad. Gray Carson, Caleb Francisco, Wade Sherlock and Zac Crenshaw were all contributors for their team and beat Atherton 8-7 in the thrilling final match. There were 96 teams competing in […]
There were only two players hit by a pitch in the American League 3-2 win over the National League at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, and they were both Long Beach guys. Jeff McNeil and Travis d’Arnaud continued the tradition of having Long Beach represented in the Major League All-Star game last week, and they’re […]
Our All-City Athletes of the Year award has only been around for nine years, a drop in the bucket compared to the 120+ year history of outstanding youth athletes in Long Beach. But over the last near-decade we’ve gotten a good look at the top flight of the city’s talent pool: previous recipients of this […]