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Basketball Long Beach State

PREVIEW: Long Beach State At Big West Conference Basketball Tournament

Long Beach State men’s basketball is the top seed for the Big West Conference Tournament this week in Las Vegas, and the Beach needs three wins in three nights to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012. LBSU (18-11, 12-3) won the regular season title on Saturday and will start the tournament […]

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All-Moore League Girls’ Water Polo 2021-22

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Congratulations to the All-Moore League girls’ water polo honorees as selected by the league’s coaches. Support The562.org

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Baseball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Dirtbags Beat Pepperdine

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State Dirtbags won their third straight game by beating Pepperdine 2-1 on Tuesday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. Dirtbags pitcher Zach Voelker tossed four scoreless innings in his first start, and reliever […]

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Cabrillo Compton Softball

Softball: Cabrillo Picks Up Win Against Compton

Cabrillo softball tripled its win total from last year by beating Compton 24-0 in the Moore League opener on Tuesday. Rose Morales reached base four times with two singles, a walk and a hit by pitch for the Jaguars. Ray Morales and Valerie Corona also had two hits each. Cabrillo visits Lakewood on Monday, and […]

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Long Beach Poly Millikan Softball

Softball: Millikan Wins Opening Day Nailbiter Against Long Beach Poly

The defending Moore League champion Millikan softball team won a close contest against challenger Long Beach Poly on Tuesday on the first day of competitive action in the league. The Rams got great pitching and defense, and timely hitting to overcome the upstart Jackrabbits, 3-1. “Our pitching obviously is lights out, our defense is solid, […]

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Lakewood Softball Wilson

Softball: Lakewood Comes Back To Beat Wilson In Extra Innings

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Despite trailing by five runs in the fifth inning of the Moore League softball opener on Tuesday, there was never a doubt in the Lakewood dugout. “We have great chemistry and I knew we had each other’s backs,” Lakewood junior Laci […]