The Bosco Winter Classic begins this afternoon at St. John Bosco High, where Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony, and Compton will all compete all week. We’ll have daily coverage from the tournament, follow 562sports on Twitter for live updates.
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.
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Kalaya Buggs, Long Beach Poly Basketball The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team stunned state experts last week, winning the Troy Classic with wins over state No. 2 Mater Dei and No. 5 Etiwanda. The Jackrabbits were […]
Girls’ Soccer: Millikan Takes Down Long Beach Poly In Mud Match
In past years, before the Long Beach Unified School District upgraded most of the city’s high school soccer fields to artificial turf, Moore League soccer matches were often muddy, messy grudge matches. Since the passage of the bond that allowed the upgrades, most soccer games are now technical and beautiful, with ball movement and precise […]
PHOTOS: Millikan vs. Long Beach Poly Girls’ Soccer
We’ve got some great photos of the Rams’ dramatic win from photographer Art O’Neill of All-in Press.
Long Beach Volleyballers Earn All-CIF Honors
We mentioned in the fall that girls’ volleyball is the top sport going in Long Beach right now, and the All-CIF honors released on Monday certainly agree with us. Long Beach Poly’s Adonia Faumuina was All-CIF in Division 1. Lakewood’s Laura Williams made the list in Division 2, Wilson’s Risa Sena made it in Division […]
LBCC Men’s Basketball Season Preview
STORY BY MATT SIMON, PHOTO BY JOSEPH KLING After making it to the second round of the CCCAA Southern California Regionals last season, the Long Beach City College men’s basketball team is poised to defend its Southern Coast Conference title this season. The return of sophomore guard Jace Bass, the 2018-19 SCC MVP, has the […]
LBCC Women’s Basketball Preview
STORY BY MATT SIMON After being named interim head coach in May, Ollie Brent is leading the first year of a transition period for the Long Beach City College women’s basketball team. The Vikings’ entire 14-player roster is in its first season at LBCC and only two are sophomores. With a young squad, LBCC will […]
Long Beach State Season Ends On Harward’s Historic Night
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team was one point short of extending its rollercoaster season Wednesday evening in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Volleyball Championship. After falling behind 2-0 in the match against Santa Clara, Long Beach battled back to force a fifth set, where they had match point up 14-13. […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs Santa Clara Volleyball
We’ve got great shots of Long Beach State’s season-ending loss from photographer Stephen Dachman.
PHOTOS: St. Anthony vs. Wilson Boys’ Basketball
We’ve got some great shots of St. Anthony’s 89-54 win over Wilson from photographer Stephen Dachman.