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.
With the 88th incarnation of “The Big Game” taking place this Friday, it’s time to take a look back at the city’s oldest rivalry. Long Beach Poly and Wilson have been playing each other annually since 1932, making the series older than 26 of the 32 NFL franchises. The two teams first played in 1932, […]
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. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. Long Beach Poly senior Alexa Bryson didn’t want to follow the […]
