The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management.
Author: Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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.
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly vs Serra Football, Jordan vs Peninsula, St. Anthony vs Mayfair, Wilson vs Redondo Union
Refresh the page to see the latest scores and video updates! We’ll have live updates from tonight’s high school football games between Long Beach Poly and Serra, Jordan and Peninsula, St. Anthony and Mayfair, and Wilson and Redondo Union. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. except for Poly which is at 7:30 p.m. Click here for our […]
FEATURE: Long Beach Poly’s Darius Curry is the One
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. Darius Curry wears number one for a reason. The junior Long Beach Poly quarterback is the one who stayed, the rare elite high school QB who’s embraced competition not once but twice. […]
PREVIEW: Compton vs Compton Centennial
Compton got the season off to a great start last week with a win over Dymally and they will be heavy favorites to go to 2-0 tonight as they host Compton Centennial at Compton College at 7 p.m. The two teams met last year in a 60-0 Compton High victory. Centennial started their year off […]
Preview: Expectations High For Long Beach State Women’s Volleyball
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.comto learn more. Expectations for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team haven’t been this high in a decade, as the team begins the Tyler Hildebrand era with an influx of transfer talent as well as a few stalwart returners. The […]
Football: Millikan Loses Heartbreaker to Cathedral
Some losses hurt more than others, and Millikan’s close loss to Cathedral may as well have been a torture chamber for the Rams. It was a thrilling game with 10 lead changes, but Millikan made too many mistakes down the stretch and the Phantoms made too many big plays, and Millikan came up just a […]
LIVE UPDATES: Millikan vs Cathedral Football, Lakewood vs San Dimas
Refresh the page to see the latest scores and video updates! We’ll have live updates from tonight’s high school football games between Millikan and Cathedral, and Lakewood and San Dimas, both starting at 7 p.m. Click here for our previews of tonight’s games. Click here if you can’t see the updates
PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs. Serra Football
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. You’d need a couple of PhDs in nutritional science to try and describe how bitter the taste was in Long Beach Poly’s mouth after their season-ending loss to Serra in last year’s […]
Long Beach Poly Football vs Serra Game, Ticket Info
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. We’ve been getting lots of questions this week about the Long Beach Poly vs. Serra game, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Veterans Memorial Stadium. It’s Poly’s home opener and a […]
STANDINGS: Long Beach High School Football, Week Two
Here’s where things stand after the opening week of high school football in Long Beach.