We’ve got a great gallery from Poly’s win thanks to photographers Art O’Neill and John Napalan 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.
Girls’ Soccer: Wilson Wins Thrilling Duel With Poly
Wilson girls’ soccer coach Dalton Kaufman keeps a blue fidget spinner in his jacket pocket during games. It’s a way of trying to keep calm during tense contests, to remove emotion from emotional situations. For 50 minutes of his team’s big rivalry Moore League game against Long Beach Poly, it looked like the fidget spinner […]
PHOTOS: Wilson vs. Long Beach Poly Girls’ Soccer
We’ve got some great shots from he Bruins’ thrilling win from photographer Stephen Dachman.
VIDEO: Wilson vs. Poly Girls’ Soccer
High School Soccer: Wilson vs Long Beach Poly We’ve got highlights from the thrilling 3-2 Moore League game
St. Anthony Boys’ Basketball Still Marching
The hottest boys’ basketball team in town is still St. Anthony. The Saints are up to 18-1 on the year and are ranked No. 14 in the nation by MaxPreps, and No. 6 in the State. In the recent CIF-SS Division 1 poll, the Saints are No. 7, making them prime candidates for an Open […]
Long Beach Girls’ Basketball Teams Off To Great Start
There’s no doubt at this point that the 2020 winter season is the season of girls’ basketball. Long Beach Poly, Millikan, Wilson, St. Anthony and Compton are all ranked in the CIF-SS polls that came out this week, with the Jackrabbits, Rams, and Bruins all in the top three in their respective divisions. The Jackrabbits […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Kaci Scott, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly is off to an 11-2 start and is ranked No. 6 in the nation by MaxPreps. They had a great run through the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic in […]
Top 10 For 2020: Remember The Elephant Lot
One of the most surprising storylines of 2019 was the city of Long Beach entering into negotiations with the Anaheim Angels about bringing the team to our city, with a new stadium potentially being constructed on the “Elephant Lot,” also known as the Long Beach Arena’s parking lot. While the Angels conversations fell through (the […]
Top 10 For 2020: Long Beach Track & Field Superstars
There’s no secret that the best high school sport in Long Beach for the last several years has been track and field. Last year saw individual CIF-SS or state champions at Long Beach Poly, Wilson, Millikan and St. Anthony, and we’re expecting enormous things from the high school kids in Long Beach this year. Wilson’s […]
Top 10 For 2020: An Olympic Summer Is Coming
An Olympic year brings a whole different level of excitement, and once again there’s sure to be several Long Beach athletes and coaches representing the city and the country at this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. We’re expecting multiple recent alums of the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team to make the national team, and […]