We’ve got some great shots of the Jackrabbits’ thrilling four-set win over Lakewood on opening day from photographer Art O’Neill of All-In Press.
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.
CIF State Basketball: Long Beach Poly Upsets Mater Dei
It’s not possible to frame a basketball game and hang it on the wall, but if it were, the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team would be clearing off some wall space this evening. The Jackrabbits played a picture-perfect game to pull off a road upset of recently crowned CIF-SS Open Division champion Mater Dei, […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs Mater Dei CIF State Basketball
CIF State Basketball: Long Beach Poly vs Mater Dei For full coverage visit the562.org
VIDEO: St. Anthony vs Damien CIF State Basketball
CIF State Basketball: St. Anthony vs Damien For full coverage visit the562.org
CIF State Basketball: St. Anthony Offense Stalls Against Damien
What looked like a promising path towards a state championship came to a quick end for the St. Anthony boys’ basketball team at home on Tuesday night against Damien. The Saints were seeded No. 2 in the Division 1 bracket, and would have been at home for games on Thursday and Saturday, too, not needing […]
PHOTOS: Millikan vs. Poly Softball
We’ve got photos of the Rams’ extra innings win over the Jackrabbits from Art O’Neill of All-In Press. Millikan’s Emily Hanniff drove in two runs with a double in the top of the eighth inning. Rams senior pitcher Olivia Ramirez tossed a complete game.
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Taylor Johnson, Keller Middle School Keller Middle School student Taylor Johnson made Long Beach history at last week’s LBUSD All-City Track & Field meet. Johnson won the 100m dash with a time of 12.2 seconds, breaking a nearly 40 […]
Three Long Beach Basketball Teams Make CIF State Tournament
Three Long Beach basketball teams qualified for the upcoming CIF State basketball tournament, including the newly-minted CIF-SS Division 3A champion Wilson girls’ basketball team. Open Division The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team will get a chance to end their season on a more positive note as they earned the No. 7 seed in the […]
LIVE UPDATES: Wilson vs Eisenhower, CIF-SS Basketball Championship
We’ll have live updates from the Division 3A championship between Wilson and Eisenhower at Godinez High at 2 p.m. Click here for our preview. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
PREVIEW: Wilson Faces Eisenhower For CIF-SS Championship
Wilson High is not a basketball school. It has one of the finest high school athletic traditions of any institution in the country, with dozens of Olympians, and more than 60 CIF-SS championships. But those championships have come in water polo, golf, baseball, track and field, and others. Only two CIF-SS hoops titles have been […]