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Game of the Year 2024: Long Beach Poly vs. Millikan Football
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation.
For the Fridge: Los Altos 9s Win Cal Ripken SoCal State Tournament
The Los Altos 9s All Stars from El Dorado Park won the Cal Ripken SoCal State Tournament earlier this month, punching their ticket to the Cal Ripken Regional Tournament in Galt, CA. Los Altos won a best-of-three state tourney with a pair of wins over fellow Long Beach squad Uptown....
For the Fridge: Los Altos 8s Win Cal Ripken SoCal State Tournament
The Los Altos 8s All Stars out of El Dorado Park won the Cal Ripken SoCal State Tournament earlier this month, punching their ticket to the Cal Ripken Regional Tournament in Rohnert Park. The Long Beach boys were dominant in the State Tourney with 10-0 and 10-4 wins to reach...
Student Section of the Year 2024: Long Beach State Sand Pit
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. There was a time when the Monson Maniacs filled the far side of Walter Pyramid to support their men’s basketball team, but now the best student section in the city and at Long Beach State has been for national powerhouse men’s volleyball.
Clutch Performance of the Year 2024: Jovani Ruff, Long Beach Poly & Ryann Bennett, St. Anthony
No one was surprised when local basketball stars Jovani Ruff and Ryann Bennett took over CIF postseason games and carried their teams to victory. That’s because they’d been doing it all year. It didn’t look like Bennett had brought her A-game when St. Anthony took on Moreno Valley...
Multisport Athletes of the Year 2024
Unfortunately as specialization is pushed at younger and younger ages, the high school multisport athlete is largely becoming a thing of the past, with year-round commitments crowding out the old-school approach. As such we wanted to recognize four Long Beach athletes competing in multiple sports at a high level this year.
Baseball: Moore Leaguers Help CBA Bears to Perfect Game 17U World Series Title
The562’s high school baseball coverage is sponsored by Tribe Athletics. Visit TribeAthlete.com for more information on their fitness community. A collection of talented baseball players from the Long Beach area swept their way to a championship last week in Arizona, as the CBA Bears claimed the Perfect Game 17U National World Series Championship.
St. Anthony Hires Vincent Nolasco as Athletic Director
St. Anthony High School announced that Vincent Nolasco has been hired as the school’s new athletic director, joining the Saints from Don Bosco Tech, where he served in the same role for the past four years. Nolasco is a native of La Puente, who has prior AD experience from...
Spirit of Long Beach 2024: LBCC’s Randy Totorp
Each year we present the Spirit of Long Beach award to a person or group of people that’s inspired us over the course of the school year. This year, LBCC Dean of Kinesiology, Athletics, and Public Health Randy Totorp is our obvious selection. Anyone who’s seen the revitalization of...
Baseball: Wilson Captures American Legion Area Championship After Perfect Week
The562’s high school baseball coverage is sponsored by Tribe Athletics. Visit TribeAthlete.com for more information on their fitness community. Even though the dog days of summer are fast approaching, last week was a busy one at Wilson’s Skip Rowland Field, where the Bruins won three games in four days to secure an American Legion Area 4 Championship.
Heartfelt Moment of the Year 2024: St. Anthony’s Alan Mitchell Dedicates Title to Father
Every year features emotional highs and lows, and 2023-24 was no different. But no moment moved us more than seeing St. Anthony boys’ basketball coach Alan Mitchell pointing to the sky in memory of his father after leading his Saints to the CIF-SS Division 2AA championship. Mitchell lost his...
Women’s Volleyball: Team USA Sweeps Netherlands to Conclude USA Volleyball Cup
In their final appearance on home soil before the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the United States Women’s Volleyball Team completed a 28-26, 25-18, 25-17 sweep of the Netherlands on Sunday afternoon at Walter Pyramid. The Americans went 3-0 this week against the Dutch, collecting a pair of sweeps after winning the opening match in five sets on Wednesday.
Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments 2024
Every year we look back to reminisce on the games, players, coaches and accomplishments that defined Long Beach sports over the last 12 months. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports coverage free!. Nina Fife is a freshman at Pepperdine University majoring...
2024 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 1 Long Beach Dominates State Track & Field Championships
The top spot on our list goes to the last event of the school year, as Long Beach’s athletes saved the best for last. The CIF State Track & Field Championships have been hosted in Clovis since 2009, but in many of those years, the path to a championship has come through Long Beach.
2024 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 2 St. Anthony Basketball Doubles Up
It’s rare for a high school to have its boys’ and girls’ basketball teams win CIF Southern Section championships in the same season and St. Anthony has now done it twice. Both Saints basketball teams won titles in 2000, and not only did they repeat the feat...
2024 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 3 Jason Parra Runs into Record Books with Millikan Cross Country
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. The Millikan Rams dominated the boys’ cross country season last fall, led by...
2024 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 4 Sammie Hamilton Wins CIF State Championship
Anyone who watched Wilson senior Sammie Hamilton swim this year has witnessed history, and that’s certainly saying something considering she’s a swimmer from the Aquatic Capital of the World. Hamilton added her name to the incredible aquatic history at Wilson by winning the 500-meter Freestyle at the CIF...
Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 5 Lakewood’s Historic CIF Runs
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood boys’ soccer and girls’ basketball teams made school history with deep CIF playoffs runs, but that success didn’t just start this year. Both programs have dedicated coaches who prioritized effort. That helped develop strong groups of upperclassmen who used their experience to excel in the playoffs.
Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 6 Millikan Goes Undefeated in Baseball and Softball
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s high school baseball coverage is sponsored by Tribe Athletics. Visit TribeAthlete.com for more information on their fitness community. The562’s high school softball coverage is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information...
2024 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 7 Wilson Boys’ Swimming Gets Big Payback
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Wilson boys’ swimming has a pre-meet tradition of coming together to chant lyrics from Black Flag’s...
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