DSC_0541a1-1024x731
Badminton Baseball Basketball Cabrillo Compton COVID-19 Cross Country Football Golf Gymnastics Jordan Lacrosse Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Soccer Softball St. Anthony Swimming Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Water Polo Wilson Wrestling

NFHS Offers Guidelines for Return of High School Sports

As the current school year comes to a close, attention has already begun to shift towards the fall, and whether high school sports can safely return across the country. On May 15, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) released the “Guidance for Opening Up High School Athletics and Activities” in an effort […]

5ccfd426bd412.image
Baseball Century Club COVID-19 Long Beach State Tennis Volleyball Water Polo

NCAA Considering Cuts To Non-Revenue Sports

Obviously the last month has been chock-full of budget meetings and brainstorm sessions for universities and colleges around the world in an effort to survive the COVID-19 shutdowns. There are still too many unanswered questions to move forward with any certainty, but that didn’t stop five NCAA power conference commissioners from asking the council to […]

DSC_0162a
Basketball Long Beach City College Long Beach State Tennis Volleyball

College Notebook: Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Stays Undefeated

After dropping the first set to visiting USC on Friday night, No. 5 Long Beach State men’s volleyball bounced back to win 18-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-22. The Beach (4-0) has now won a program-record 44 straight matches at Walter Pyramid. Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Spencer Olivier led the way for LBSU with a career-high 14 […]

Ava Deguzman
Long Beach Poly Millikan Tennis

Long Beach Poly, Millikan Hosting CIF Tennis Matches

Friday afternoon, Long Beach Poly and Millikan’s girls’ tennis teams will host second-round CIF Southern Section playoff matches as the Jackrabbits and Rams try to advance to Monday’s quarterfinal round. Both matches will begin at 3 p.m. Division 2: Long Beach Poly vs. Santa Barbara Division 4: Millikan vs. Coachella Valley  

Tennis
Long Beach Poly Millikan Tennis Wilson

CAMS’ Chang, Poly’s Deguzman/Johnson Win Moore League Tennis Titles

STORY BY MATT SIMON Since joining the Moore League in 2013, California Academy of Mathematics and Science hasn’t fielded a girls tennis singles champion. On Monday at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center, sophomore Jody Chang made history for the Rabels as she defeated Wilson’s Madelyn Tadd 6-2, 7-5 to become CAMS first Moore League […]

AOTW
Athlete of the Week Compton Football Lakewood Long Beach State St. Anthony Tennis Volleyball

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for the sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Sone Aupiu, St. Anthony Football St. Anthony stud sophomore running back Sone Aupiu was a big part of the Saints’ critical league win over La Salle last week. Aupiu rushed 19 times for 157 yards and two […]

Billie Jean King
Century Club Column Long Beach Poly Tennis

COLUMN: Special Weekend For Billie Jean King, Long Beach

Fifty eight years ago, Billie Jean King asked the citizens of Long Beach to send her to the world. She raised $2,000 from the Long Beach Century Club, the Long Beach Tennis Patrons, and the residents of the city to send her to Wimbledon, where she skyrocketed to international fame at the age of 17 […]

real tennis preview
Tennis Wilson

Wilson Tennis Fundraiser At Legends On Saturday

You can support Wilson High tennis program at Legends Sports Bar and Restaurant on Saturday from 8-10 a.m. with a $10 pancake breakfast and silent auction. The US Open will be on the big screens during the all-you-can-eat buffet with pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, orange juice and coffee served by the junior varsity and varsity […]

DSC_0135a-2
Cabrillo Compton Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Tennis Wilson

Moore League Girls’ Tennis Season Preview

Leadership change is the story line for the top girls’ tennis teams in the Moore League this season as both Long Beach Poly and Wilson have new coaches for the first time in a long time. POLY Longtime Long Beach Poly coach Ricardo Montecinos stepped down this year, although he will remain as coach of […]