We’ve got a couple great shots of the Lakewood boys’ basketball team from legendary Long Beach sports editor Jim McCormack.
12/3/19: Lakewood’s Isaac Lansing defends against La Mirada’s Isaiah McCormick during action in NorthOrange County Tournament Tuesday night. Photo courtesy Jim McCormack
12/3/19: Corali’t Mila puts up a shot over a La Mirada defender during Tuesday night’s pool play game in the North Orange County Tournament. Mila scored 13 points in a 60-54 loss. Photo courtesy Jim McCormack
12/3/19: Richard Johnson scored 19 point while trying to rally Lakewood High to a comeback win over La Mirada in the North Orange County Tournament. La Mirada prevailed, 60-54. Photo courtesy Jim McCormack
12/3/19: Lakewood High’s Malichai Carter (35) begins a fast break after stealing a La Mirada pass in Tuesday night’s basketball game. Teammates are Corali’t Miles (15) and Chris Willis (3). Photo courtesy Jim McCormack
12/3/19: Lakewood High’s Donivan Roberts blocks a shot by La Mirada’s George Ochoa during the teams’ pool play match in the North Orange County Tournament Tuesday night at Sonora High School. La Mirada prevailed, 60-54. Photo courtesy Jim McCormack
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.
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The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. A couple hundred fans were in the stands, but thousands will say they were there. Either way, Long Beach baseball fans will be talking about Friday’s game on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field for […]
Looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss on Tuesday, the Millikan boys soccer team defeated Lakewood 3-1 Thursday afternoon at DeHaven Stadium. The Rams (10-4-2, 8-2-2 Moore League) got off to an early 1-0 lead thanks to a goal from Christian Palacios. Lakewood quickly answered to tie the game at 1-1 after the first […]