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Over $30,000 raised for Millikan baseball in honor of volunteer coach killed in boat crash
A fundraiser has already collected over $30,000 to support a Long Beach high school baseball program in honor of a volunteer coach who was killed when a boat crashed into an Alamitos Bay jetty earlier this month. The GoFundMe, set up by John Correa’s sisters Elaine and Julie, will donate...
1984 torch carried through Long Beach will be on display at Legends for Olympics kick-off party
Legends, the Belmont Shore sports bar staple, will host an Olympics kick-off and watch party as the opening ceremony from Paris will air on Friday, July 26, at 9AM. Even cooler? They will have the 1984 Olympics torch, which bore its way through the streets of Long Beach—particularly the stretch of 2nd Street in Belmont Shore—on display.
‘Skateboarding is art’: Locals give away limited edition Long Beach-themed decks
On a hot summer day, Sunni Baughman meets up with Hector Torres at the Orizaba skatepark in Long Beach’s Zaferia neighborhood. They’re on the lookout for young skaters in need of a bless up. The spot is dead, so the pair move to McBride skatepark. A skateboarding demo...
Risking life and limb for glory: Olympic surf competition to be held on world’s ‘heaviest wave’
LOS ANGELES - The world's "heaviest wave" is born near the South Pole, where fierce storms pound the ocean's surface like angry fists, sending pulses of energy racing north, unimpeded, for thousands of miles. That force is all but invisible until it suddenly rides up a steep, smooth ramp on...
13-year-old California swimmer qualifies for Olympic trials
LOS ANGELES - A California teen continues to make waves after qualifying for the Olympic trials this summer. Swimming prodigy Gabi Brito has already broken records in California. At just 13 years old, she swam the 50-meter freestyle race in 25.42 seconds. Her phenomenal time made her the fastest 13-year-old to swim the event in Southern California, which then earned her a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic trials.
Snoop Dogg Reacts To Carrying Olympic Torch Friday
Snoop Dogg had a distinct honor on Friday. The legendary musician got to carry the Olympic torch as the opening ceremonies for the 2024 Summer Olympics are set to get underway at 1:30 p.m. ET. "Did something today," Snoop Dogg tweeted. Snoop Dogg carried the Olympic torch next to the ...
FEATURE: Long Beach’s Dodd Brothers Achieve Olympic Dream With USA Water Polo
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The odds of knowing an Olympic level athlete are slim. The odds of becoming one are even slimmer. But at the Dodd household, right next to the Long Beach State campus, you...
Watch Me! Sports Bar, first California bar dedicated to women's sports, opens in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Long Beach is celebrating the grand opening of Watch Me! Sports Bar Friday, marking the debut of the first sports bar in California exclusively dedicated to celebrating women in sports. The venue opens just in time for the Paris Olympics, offering a unique space designed to highlight and support women's athletic achievements.
Watch Me Sports Bar—Long Beach’s first space dedicated to women’s sports—to open July 26
Watch Me Sports Bar (stylized Watch Me!), which took over the former Playa Amor space earlier this year, will officially open Friday, July 26, at 4PM. With that opening, Long Beach will have its first space solely dedicated to women’s sports. So what is exactly is Watch Me Sports...
Seven With Long Beach State Ties Off To Paris Olympics
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State Athletics is proud to have seven individuals representing the best in International sport at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Four former student-athletes will be playing for three countries in Men's Volleyball and Women's Water Polo. Former AVCA Men's Volleyball National Player of the Year TJ DeFalco was selected for the primary USA Men's Volleyball roster. DeFalco previously qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and has been a constant presence for the USA Men's National Team, including helping the USA win Gold in the 2023 Olympic Qualifier a Silver Medal in the 2023 Volleyball Nations League.
From the Youth Circuit to the Olympics
Born and raised in Miami, Twanisha Terry discovered her passion for running at a young age. Her natural speed and agility quickly caught the attention of coaches and scouts, leading her to embark on a journey through the youth track circuit. “I started when I was nine years old,” she...
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Names Official NIL Collective
LONG BEACH, Calif. – With the blessing of Long Beach State Athletics and new Men's Basketball Head Coach Chris Acker, Long Beach State Men's Basketball will launch the Long Beach State Men's Basketball Alliance, an official Name, Image and Likeness ("NIL") collective for Long Beach Men's Basketball - designed to empower Beach student-athletes through NIL opportunities and support.
Iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel to light up for Team USA
The iconic Ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier will light up nightly during the Paris Olympics to cheer on Team USA beginning Friday. The nightly light display will feature the five colored rings to symbolize the Olympic rings, a 90-foot-tall waving American flag to celebrate Team USA, a French flag for the current host […]
Los Angeles looks to Paris in preparing for the 2028 Olympics
When Los Angeles last hosted the Olympics, in 1984, the world games left behind a mixed legacy for the city. There was one of pride in the millions of dollars in profit the international event produced, doing what so many U.S. cities before it couldn't. And then there was the one mired in controversy, telling of a city accused of trying to hide away its homeless population and allowing questionably heavy policing to keep up a certain appearance for the world stage.Currently, Paris is hosting 10,500 athletes representing 205 delegations. As the Summer 2024 Olympics kick off Friday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen...
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