Lakewood hosted Northwood in the 2022 CIF-SS Division 8 Championship Game at John Ford Stadium. 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.
Tyler Hendrickson was born and raised in Long Beach, and started covering sports in his hometown in 2010. After five years as a sportswriter, Tyler joined the athletic department at Long Beach State University in 2015. He spent more than four years in the athletic communications department, working primarily with the Dirtbags baseball program. Tyler also co-authored of The History of Long Beach Poly: Scholars & Champions.
The playoffs open for 11 Long Beach boys’ basketball and soccer teams today–we’ll have live updates and coverage from several games. Boys’ Basketball (All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) Division 1: St. Anthony @ Dominguez Division 2AA: Long Beach Poly vs. Villa Park Division 2AA: Compton @ Oxnard Division 2A: Lakewood vs. […]
High School Girls’ Water Polo: Jordan vs. Cabrillo Jordan visited Cabrillo to kick off the shortened 2020-21 Moore League water polo season, and they did it in style with an exciting battle that came down to … Support The562.org
The Lancers are in the midst of a three-year rebuilding process that 35th-year coach Spud O’Neil says is going as planned. However, he admitted that the most important thing about this season is for his team to learn how to close out games. “I called this the five-inning team last year,” O’Neil said. “We were […]
