High School Soccer: Wilson vs Long Beach Poly We’ve got highlights from the thrilling 3-2 Moore League game
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.
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 […]
Top 10 For 2020: A New Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool
It’s officially been five years since the demolition of the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, arguably the finest athletic facility in the long and storied history of Long Beach. The last five years have been filled with high hopes for a world class replacement, but not a single shovel-full of sand has been dug up to […]
Top 10 For 2020: Girls’ Volleyball Rivalry Renewed
Aug. 15, 2020, seems like a long ways away, but it’s not that far off — and it’s an important date. That’s when the high school girls’ volleyball season begins, and it promises to be a special one in Long Beach. Poly has a national sophomore of the year finalist in Adonia Faumuina, who was […]
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 Iyanna Lamb, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly took sixth place at the prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona, with a win over the No. 12 team in the nation. Senior guard Iyanna Lamb led […]