The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.
Author: Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
Long Beach Poly Football Transfer Ruled Eligible, Can Play Immediately
Photos taken from Poly football social media pages The long and winding saga of football transfers in the CIF Southern Section this Fall has taken another dramatic twist. Long Beach Poly transfer Kevin Alexander II, who was initially one of the players ruled ineligible and banned from high school sports in California for two years, […]
CIF Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Takes Down Corona Centennial in Five
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly’s girls’ volleyball squad went on the road and picked up a huge road playoff win in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 bracket. The Jackrabbits […]
Long Beach State’s Alan Knipe Earns Major Hall of Fame Induction
Longtime Long Beach State men’s volleyball coach Alan Knipe was recently announced as an upcoming inductee into the AVCA Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors available to a coach in the sport. The induction ceremony will take place on Dec. 18 in Kansas City, Missouri at the AVCA’s Convention, centered as it is […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
Long Beach and the Moore League are off to an incredible 8-0 start to the playoffs across girls’ volleyball and girls’ flag football, but the road gets a lot harder starting today in the second round. Thursday, October 23 CIF Volleyball Playoffs Division 2: Long Beach Poly at Corona Centennial, 6pm Division 6: Lakewood vs. […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs Yorba Linda CIF Volleyball
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins.
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
After a 6-0 day for Long Beach and the Moore League yesterday, two more teams join the party this evening as the odd divisions of the CIF Southern Section volleyball playoffs begin play. We’ll have two home games as Wilson and Millikan look to join league champion Long Beach Poly and Lakewood in the second […]
CIF Volleyball: Lakewood Wins Five-Set Thriller
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood girls’ volleyball went on the road and picked up a massive victory over Woodcrest Christian in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division 6 playoffs. Coach Adam Wadley’s squad finished fourth in the Moore League, but once again find […]
CIF Volleyball: Spark Off the Bench Keys Long Beach Poly Comeback Over Yorba Linda
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. It was shaping up to be one of those nights for the Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team. Battling injury and illness, the Jackrabbits got out to a flat start against […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
The fall playoffs kick off today for six Long Beach sports teams as two Long Beach Poly squads as well as a team each from Millikan, Lakewood, Compton and Jordan all open their postseason journeys. Two other volleyball teams will start play tomorrow. We’ll have live updates on https://x.com/562sports from all three home games as […]