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2025 Long Beach State Dirtbags Leadoff Dinner Interviews

We were at the 2025 Dirtbags Leadoff Dinner last Friday at the Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach to celebrate the start of the season and talk to new coach TJ Bruce, his mentor and old coach Mike Weathers, emcee John Rami and PGA Tour golfer John Mallinger who is helping with the Dirtbags Collective.

CIF Football Championship Week With Long Beach Wilson & St. Anthony

We caught up with Wilson and St. Anthony coaches and players at the CIF Southern Section Championship Luncheon to talk about playing for titles on Saturday.

Free Recruiting Event For High School Football Players

The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase has been the official sponsor of football coverage here at The562 and on the podcast we’re talking about how high school football players can take advantage of this opportunity to continue their academic and athletic careers in college.

Preview For Long Beach High School Football Playoffs

We’re previewing the five Long Beach high school football games on Friday for Millikan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, Wilson and St. Anthony.

PODCAST: NCAA Rule Changes With Long Beach State Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran

There are many rule changes for the NCAA and its member schools that will impact college athletics for years to come. It’s unclear if that makes life easier or harder for mid-major universities without football programs, and that’s what we sat down and talked to Long Beach State athletic director Bobby Smitheran about last week.

Long Beach Poly, Millikan Football Preview For Moore League Super Bowl

We’re breaking down the Long Beach Poly and Millikan football game coming up Friday night by talking about the players and matchups we’re excited to see.

Interview With Long Beach State Basketball Family “Rock” Lloyd & Ramel Lloyd Jr.

We sit down with Long Beach State men’s basketball guard Ramel Lloyd Jr. and his dad Ramel “Rock” Lloyd Sr.

 

Ramel Lloyd Jr. transferred in from Nebraska where the 6’6” 210-pound guard sat out last season with a serious knee injury. He is also the son of Ramel “Rock” Lloyd Sr. who was All-Big West for LBSU in 2001. Lloyd Sr. is one of only 10 Beach players to score 600 points in a season, and he ranks eighth in career scoring with 1,527 career points.

Interview With Long Beach State Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran

We sat down with Long Beach State Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran to talk about NIL collectives, fixing the Walter Pyramid roof and much more.

Interview With New Long Beach State Dirtbags Coach TJ Bruce

We sat down with new Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball coach TJ Bruce to talk about his journey back to the Beach before his introductory press conference on Friday.

Interview With Long Beach State Men's Basketball Coach Chris Acker About Building His Roster

We sat down with Long Beach State men's basketball coach Chris Acker to talk about building his roster with exciting transfers who have local ties.