It’s been a dark week for more than 200 local athletes at Long Beach City College, who learned on Tuesday that the presidents of the 12 South Coast Conference Colleges voted to shut down fall sports for the 2020-21 season. The original plan had been for football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, soccer, water […]
Author: Mike Guardabascio
Hidden History: The Long Beach Chiefs and Al Brightman
This article is Hidden History, an occasional series examining teams or players lost in time in Long Beach. A number of professional basketball teams have given it a go in Long Beach, but perhaps none with a story as interesting as the Long Beach Chiefs, whose brief stay here in the 1962-63 season produced some […]
Long Beach State Basketball Tops Seattle U in Return to Pyramid
Sunday afternoon’s non-conference men’s basketball game between Long Beach State and Seattle U was anything but normal. Due to COVID-19 protocols, there were no fans in the Walter Pyramid for the Beach’s home opener. It was also the first organized sporting event in the city featuring a local team since March 11, a layoff of […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. Seattle U NCAA Basketball
We’ve got photos from Sunday’s Long Beach State vs. Seattle U men’s basketball game, the first organized sporting event in Long Beach since March 11. NOTE: Due to COVID-19 restrictions staffing in The Walter Pyramid is limited and we couldn’t credential a photographer. Enjoy these courtside-view photos to give you a sense of life in […]
Millikan Hires Curtis Boyer As New Basketball Coach
Millikan has hired Curtis Boyer to be its new boys’ basketball coach, boys’ athletic director Kevin Marchael confirmed this week. Boyer, a Narbonne grad and South Bay native, is a longtime local AAU coach who will be a walk-on with the Rams in his first head high school position. “He’s a local guy with ties […]
Compton Coaches, Educators Discuss Solutions to Gun Violence
After a wave of violence in Compton that has claimed the life of three youth basketball players in the last four months, those who knew Semaj Miller, Millyon Colquitt, and Carl Lewis had thoughts on how to stem the tide. The victims, aging from 14 to 19 years old, were all unable to attend school […]
Long Beach Poly’s Jade McDonald Commits to Iowa
Long Beach Poly senior track and field standout Jade McDonald has verbally committed to the University of Iowa, and she’ll continue her decorated athletic career as a Hawkeye. “I really see myself there,” said McDonald. “I’ve been in Southern California my whole life, so it’s a good step out the door to experience life.” McDonald […]
Obituary: Century Club Past President and LB Sports Booster Keith Cordes Passes
Keith Cordes (left) with Long Beach State volleyball coach Brian Gimmillaro and longtime friend Dan Gooch at a Century Club banquet Longtime Long Beach sports booster and former Century Club president Keith Cordes passed away recently at the age of 81 of pancreatic cancer. Cordes, who was born in August of 1939, was fondly remembered as […]
What’s At Stake For Long Beach NFL Products
As the NFL sits at its midway point, there are several Long Beach or Moore League products with history on the line, with 13 players currently in the league. Long Beach Poly The Jackrabbit legend Marcedes Lewis is closing in on some unbelievable history. The class of 2002 grad is in the midst of his […]
Obituary: Carl Lewis’ Death Rocks Compton, Long Beach Hoops Community
The Compton community was rocked last week by another shooting death of a young basketball player, Carl Lewis, who was killed near Compton High. Lewis, 19 years old, was a talented player well-known in the city. He is the third teenaged basketball player to be shot and killed in Compton in the last four months, […]