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Athlete of the Week Long Beach State Millikan

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congrats to this week’s winners! HIGH SCHOOL Jenna Sonnenberg, Millikan Diving Millikan sophomore Jenna Sonnenberg made history last week, claiming the CIF Southern Section Division 2 diving championship. Sonnenberg finished with a score of 514.30, easily besting second-place Katelynn Shaheen of Crescenta Valley, who finished with 490.90. COLLEGE Clayton Andrews, Dirtbags Baseball The Big West’s […]

Sprinters
Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Track & Field Wilson

Long Beach Athletes Will Pack CIF-SS Track Finals

The CIF Southern Section track and field championships aren’t being held in Long Beach this weekend, but they’re going to have a distinctly LBC feel—that’s because six local schools placed 33 entries in the finals. The finals will be at El Camino College beginning at 11 a.m. with running events beginning at 1 p.m. Long […]

JJ & Mike
Podcast

The562 Thirty: Local Journalism, Hospital Closures, Queen Mary Hauntings

Local Journalism, Hospital Closure, and Queen Mary Hauntings by The562 0:40 – Naples Rib Company 1:30 – Cuts to Local Journalism 15:40 – Community Hospital Closure 18:00 – Summertime in the LBC Lineup 20:30 – Liberation Brewing Opens 22:40 – Is the Queen Mary Haunted? 26:45 – Whine & Dine 30:06 – JJ Hates NASA […]

Wilson Volleyball
Lakewood St. Anthony Wilson

CIF Volleyball: Wilson, Lakewood, St. Anthony Fall In Second Round

A promising boys’ volleyball season came to an abrupt and surprising end on Thursday evening, as Lakewood, Wilson, and St. Anthony were all knocked out of the second round of the playoffs. The Lancers were seeded No. 2 in Division 2 and the Saints were No. 1 in Division 4. Wilson had a great showing […]

Tufugas
Lakewood

Feature: Volleyball A Family Affair For Lakewood’s Tufugas

If you ever find yourself at a park on a sunny day and you stumble across a Tufuga family picnic, do not attempt to join in a pickup volleyball match—unless you can come correct. The first family of Moore League volleyball powered Lakewood to this year’s league championship, and they’re hoping to lead the Lancers […]

CIF Diving
Long Beach Poly Millikan

Millikan’s Jenna Sonnenberg Wins CIF Diving Championship

Millikan sophomore Jenna Sonnenberg made history earlier this week, claiming the CIF Southern Section Division 2 diving championship at the Riverside Aquatic Complex. Sonnenberg finished with a score of 514.30, easily besting second-place Katelynn Shaheen of Crescenta Valley, who finished with 490.90. Three other Moore Leaguers finished in the top 12 as Poly’s Sydney Wren […]

Aidan Grosz
Lakewood St. Anthony Wilson

Feature: ‘Long Beach Kid’ Aidan Grosz Powering St. Anthony CIF Push

St. Anthony boys’ volleyball enters this week’s CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoffs as the tournament’s No. 1 seed, the favorites to win a CIF championship and to add another trophy to their case, which already includes a third consecutive Camino Real League championship. A big reason for the Saints’ success is junior captain Aidan […]

AOTW
Athlete of the Week Cabrillo Lakewood Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Millikan Wilson

The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

The Week of Champions deserves a supersized Athletes of the Week–congrats to all the winners. HIGH SCHOOL Kelly Hawkshaw, Millikan Baseball In a must-win game, Millikan starter Kelly Hawkshaw took a no-hitter into the sixth against Poly. Hawkshaw retired 11 in a row from the second to the fifth inning, and Millikan went on to […]