Congrats to this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Carly Hill, Long Beach State Volleyball After a tough loss to UC Irvine last week, Long Beach State was looking for a win in the Pyramid against UC Davis on Saturday night. Tyler Spriggs came up huge offensively for the 49ers […]
Congrats to our college athletes of the week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Ashley Gonzales, Long Beach State Soccer Long Beach State wasn’t thrilled with its 2-2 tie with LMU on Saturday evening, but senior Ashley Gonzales ended up making history anyway. The 49ers had a 2-0 lead a half hour […]
The top performers from Long Beach State and LBCC this week–congrats to the winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Hailey Harward, Long Beach State Volleyball It was an impressive week for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team, as they took UCLA to four sets and then beat Lamar and Fresno […]
In early 2018, layoffs and budget cuts across the city’s media landscape threatened the existence of quality, dedicated Long Beach sports coverage. A small but passionate group of people and schools stepped up to ensure that the city’s youth didn’t lose their spotlight. Below are the first men, women, and institutions to come forward with […]
It was the fourth set of the NCAA men’s volleyball championship game between Long Beach State and UCLA, and the local kids were trailing 17-13. I should have been beginning to write my story or trying to read the lips of the Long Beach coaches across the court from me. Instead, as the 49ers’ freshman […]
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 […]
This week’s Athletes of the Week, presented by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Josh Lambert, Wilson Volleyball Wilson’s Josh Lambert had a special week last week. He led his Bruins to a big-time upset of Lakewood, handing the Lancers their first loss of the Moore League schedule; Lambert had 22 kills and 10 digs in […]
Welcome to The562.org’s inaugural Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Brooke Gruneisen, Wilson Water Polo Wilson junior Brooke Gruneisen has been helping to lead the Bruins all year, and she had a historic Saturday as the Bruins claimed their first-ever CIF-SS championship last weekend. Gruneisen had three goals in the championship, helping deliver a 6-5 […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Nate Berumen, Long Beach Poly Baseball It was another walk-off win for Long Beach Poly as they beat […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Brody Owen, St. Anthony Volleyball St. Anthony’s boys’ volleyball team is still alone in first place in the […]