Photo courtesy Katherine Fukuda/The Salvation Army Near the corner of Spring Street and Long Beach Boulevard sits a brand new turf field, adorning the Salvation Army’s Donald & Priscilla Hunt Red Shield Community Center. On Tuesday night, the sparkling new facility welcomed representatives from the defending Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams, who were there […]
The Long Beach Heartwell Fast Pitch 10U Softball All-Star silver team is starting the California State Championships in Lancaster today. The games will last for three days. The silver teams from local leagues are not made up of the top players, so they usually lose in the early rounds, but this group of local youth […]
Join the conversation as we look at the restart of Long Beach youth sports from all angles. We’ll also recount a few epic youth sports moments from our own lives, update you on the latest local news stories and much more. 01:00 Is It Safe For Youth Sports To Return? 08:30 Top 10 Long Beach […]
The COVID-19 shutdowns have stolen so much joy from everyone. The sports community of Long Beach felt that the most this summer when fields and courts across the city were left unused. For the last decade, we have provided in-depth coverage of the incredible achievements of the elite Long Beach youth sports teams. We respect […]
We’re running down the most important local sports news this week before talking about watching the Women’s World Cup in Long Beach. 03:00 Former Dirtbag Jeff McNeil is going to the MLB All-Star Game 05:35 Long Beach Should Name Main Library For Billie Jean King 09:30 Lisa Busch Steps Down After 20 Years As Lakewood Athletic […]
Age and time weren’t deciding factors for the 2018 Long Beach State Hall of Fame class that the university announced last week. Former student-athletes like Casper Ware and Nadia Link are both inductees who played at LBSU within the last decade. “That was an unbelievable era,” LBSU athletics director Andy Fee said of the NCAA […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer For the third […]
The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson Bruins looked every bit like the No. 1 seed in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls’ water polo playoffs on Wednesday night, outclassing Yucaipa in […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. A quarter of the way through the Moore League boys’ basketball season, the Jordan Panthers are on top as the only undefeated team in the league. This is a squad that finished sixth place last year, and was winless the season before, and […]
The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Pole Luna era has begun for Lakewood girls’ soccer […]