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.
All games 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Thursday, Sep. 8 St. Anthony vs. Wilson (@ St. Pius X) Jordan vs. Irvine Compton vs. Eisenhower Cabrillo @ Lynwood Friday, Sep. 9 Long Beach Poly @ Leuzinger (@ El Camino College) Lakewood @ Mayfair Saturday, Sep. 10 Millikan @ Sunrise Mountain (Ariz.) LBCC @ Riverside, 12 p.m.
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. 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.
Here are some great action shots from the Long Beach Boys’ Varsity Water Polo Tournament hosted at multiple local schools last weekend. Long Beach Poly, Wilson and Millikan all participated.
