After a nearly 11-month shutdown, high school sports could be just a few weeks away from a return in Long Beach. The Moore League has put together a schedule of cross country dual meets currently slated to begin on Feb. 17 which would represent the first official contests in the city since Friday, March 13, […]
Long Beach State Spring Sports Coming Back February 15
Long Beach State spring sports are back on track to return to practice and competition on February 15 after the lengthy COVID-19 shutdowns. The Big West Conference announced two weeks ago that it would allow it’s 11 member schools to compete in the spring, but the Beach had to wait for Long Beach health officials […]
Basketball: Long Beach State Women Win Thriller At UCSD
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team has had a relatively smooth road to the top of the Big West conference. The team started 6-0 in league play and outscored their opponents by 70 points in those wins. Friday night at UC San Diego the Beach found themselves trailing by two with less than a […]
PODCAST: Long Beach State Waiting For City To Allow Return Of Sports
On this episode of The LB Fee show, Long Beach State athletic director Andy Fee explains why the Big West Conference is bringing spring sports back and why LBSU has to wait for the City of Long Beach to sign off on that. S4E68 – Spring Sports Return Deep Dive With Andy Fee by lbsuathletics […]
Feature: Long Beach State’s Naomi Hunt Grateful To Be Back On Court
The start of the current NCAA women’s basketball season was delayed by about a month due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But if you’d been waiting for nearly two years to play a competitive basketball game, what’s a few more weeks? That was the situation for Long Beach State’s Naomi Hunt, who missed all of […]
PODCAST: Long Beach Poly Football Coach Stephen Barbee Talks Communicating With His Players
This week on the show we’re reporting some good news and talking to Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee about how he’s communicating with his players during these strange times. 01:00 We’ve got good news! 12:00 Interview with LB Poly Football Coach Stephen Barbee 25:00 Local 17-year-old professional soccer player 30:30 Green Schools Campaign […]
Lakewood Ready to Break Ground on New Field & Track Facility
Lakewood High School is preparing to have a whole new look once the next school year rolls around this fall. After renovations were completed on the football field and track at Millikan, Lakewood is next in line to have their athletic facilities overhauled. The renovation project at Lakewood is set to break ground in early […]
VIDEO: Team Grind vs. Proj3ct, WCA Club Football
WCA Club Football: Team Grind vs. Proj3ct Highlights from Team Grind vs. Proj3ct on January23, 2021 in Chino. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
FEATURE: Poly Students Push For Renewable Energy With Green Schools Campaign
On a recent trip to Yosemite, Diana Michaelson looked out on the natural wonder of one of America’s oldest national parks. She’d yet to begin her sophomore year at Long Beach Poly, but was already planning for major changes at her school, and in her community. “It was really beautiful and it was definitely something […]
FEATURE: Jalen Neal Not Your Average Soccer Pro At 17
The first years of youth soccer are lovingly referred to as “bumblebee ball” because the young players don’t yet have the discipline to stay in their positions. Instead, they all run around following the ball like a swarm of bees. Jalen Neal never played soccer like that. The Long Beach native started in a local […]











