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Author: Mike Guardabascio
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.
Swimming: Long Beach Poly Girls Make History With Fifth Straight Title
The Long Beach Poly girls’ swim team made history on Thursday evening at Cabrillo High, as the Jackrabbits won their fifth consecutive Moore League championship. Prior to the Jackrabbits’ current streak, they’d never won more than two straight league titles. This year’s league finals featured lots of great racing but not much drama in the […]
VIDEO: Moore League Girls’ Swimming Finals
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CIF Volleyball: Wilson, Poly Sweep Into Quarterfinals
It was another great showing for Moore League boys’ volleyball on Thursday evening, as league champion Wilson and second-seeded Long Beach Poly both swept their second-round CIF-SS Division 3 opponents. The Bruins and Jackrabbits will both travel for road matches in the quarterfinals on Wednesday next week, and would both host semifinals on Saturday should […]
CIF Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Beats Perris
Long Beach Poly (9-5) hit the road for a trip to Perris in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 volleyball playoffs earlier this week. The Jackrabbits prevailed with a 25-21, 22-25, 25-16, 25-19 victory. Poly was led by Robert Jones, who had 20 kills and five blocks, Malcolm King, who had 18 kills […]
CIF Volleyball: Wilson Dominates With Sweep of El Segundo
So far, so perfect for the Wilson boys’ volleyball team. The team has played nine matches so far this season, including Tuesday evening’s first-round CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoff tilt with visiting El Segundo. As of now, the Bruins have still yet to lose a set as they kept their undefeated season going with […]
VIDEO: Wilson vs. El Segundo CIF Volleyball
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Football: Wilson Hires Scott Meyer As New Coach
In a move that seemed almost predestined to happen at some point, Wilson High has hired Bruin legacy Scott Meyer as its next head football coach. Meyer had been the head coach at Lakewood for the last two seasons, and will step onto the WIlson campus to replace Mark Ziegenhagen, who had a very successful […]
Basketball: Long Beach Poly’s Peyton Watson Done With High School Ball
Long Beach Poly star basketball player Peyton Watson confirmed over the weekend that he’s done playing high school basketball, although he said he’s not happy about it. The McDonald’s All-American and UCLA signee said the shifted schedule for the high school season overlaps with too many next-level responsibilities for him to keep playing for Poly. […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Kenny Barnabee, Long Beach Poly Baseball/Soccer It was a big week for Poly’s Kenny Barnabee, who led the Jackrabbits to wins in two sports. He scored a goal in the school’s first-round CIF soccer playoff win then went ⅔ with […]