As athletes begin to specialize in a sport or even a position within a sport at earlier and earlier ages, the era of the multisport star has largely come to a close. It’s no longer the norm for the city dominant high school athletes to earn Player of the Year consideration in multiple sports the […]
The 2021-22 season continues for Long Beach State women’s basketball as the Beach earned an at-large bid into this year’s WNIT. After coming up short in a quarterfinal loss to UC Davis in the Big West Tournament, the team’s 19-8 overall record earned the program its fifth WNIT appearance and first since 2016. Long Beach […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. When Long Beach Jordan needed a stop Asia Edwards answered the call. When the Panthers needed a bucket as Glendale chipped away their lead, Edwards answered with a coast-to-coast layup or a game-clinching free throw. The junior point guard did whatever she […]
