The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins.
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.
PREVIEW: St. Anthony vs El Monte, CIF Football
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. It’s a familiar story tonight at Clark Field for the St. Anthony football team (3-7). The Saints struggled in their nonleague schedule but earned the Del Rey League’s third-place spot into the playoffs, where […]
CIF-SS Playoff Brackets Released For Four Long Beach Teams
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The CIF Southern Section playoff brackets have been released, revealing the path for four Long Beach teams: Games will be 7pm on Friday and feature plenty of exciting storylines–including Lakewood and Millikan potentially meeting […]
Breaking: Long Beach Poly Football Withdraws From CIF-SS Playoffs
The Long Beach Poly administration is withdrawing the Jackrabbits’ football team from this year’s CIF Southern Section playoffs, the day after the final game of the regular season and two days before the CIF-SS playoff brackets are set to drop. A statement issued to the562 from Poly administration reads: “Long Beach Polytechnic High School acknowledges […]
Football: Long Beach Poly Beats Compton In Final Scheduled Game at Veterans Memorial Stadium
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. In the 75 years that the Long Beach Poly football team has called Veterans Memorial Stadium its home, the Jackrabbits have won 12 CIF Southern Section titles, produced dozens of NFL alums, hundreds […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly Football vs Compton
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins.
PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs Compton in Last Scheduled Game at Vets
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly hosts Compton tonight in the Jackrabbits’ Senior Night regular season finale. Poly (4-5, 4-1) will also be playing in their final scheduled game at historic Veterans Memorial Stadium, their home […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
Yesterday was the first tough day of the Fall playoffs for Long Beach, as Long Beach Poly and Compton both bowed out of the CIF-SS flag football quarterfinals to end that sport’s season. Tonight two volleyball teams try to advance to this weekend’s semifinals, as both Long Beach Poly and Millikan will host quarterfinals while […]
Long Beach Poly Alum Marcedes Lewis Signs With Broncos, On Verge of NFL History
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 alum Marcedes Lewis was on the sideline of a Jackrabbit game a few weeks ago, watching longtime Poly boys’ athletic director Rob Shock’s daughter Kendall be honored as one […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
It was a great first week of the playoffs for the Long Beach sports teams, as Long Beach Poly’s flag football and girls’ volleyball teams both got through to week two along with Compton’s flag team and Millikan’s girls’ volleyball team. This week sees the start of the water polo playoffs as well, with football […]