CIF State Volleyball: Long Beach Poly vs. Liberty For full coverage visit the562.org
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 Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Dominates In Bakersfield Sweep
The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team hadn’t played a match in three weeks and had to travel to Bakersfield for their CIF State Division 1 opener against Liberty on Tuesday afternoon. It was a long trip for the Jackrabbits, but worth the drive as they made a loud-and-clear statement that they’re ready for State […]
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly vs. Liberty CIF State Volleyball Playoffs
We’ll have live updates from Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball state playoff opener at Liberty Bakersfield at 6 p.m. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
Feature: Long Beach Poly’s James “Chubba” Maae In The Middle Of It All
Long Beach Poly’s roster lists senior James “Chubba” Maae with a series of numbers: he wears jersey number 53, he’s 6’2”, and he weighs 335 pounds. As significant as those numbers may be, they don’t tell the story of Maae’s significance to the Jackrabbits’ football program. The captain has played all over the team’s offensive […]
Obituary: Jordan Alum, MLB Star Ron Fairly Passes At 81
Jordan alum Ron Fairly had one of the most unique lives of any Long Beach athletes, making his name twice over as a baseball star and as a beloved broadcaster. Fairly died on Oct. 30 after a years-long battle with cancer, at the age of 81. Fairly grew up in Long Beach in the 1940s […]
Long Road For Long Beach Poly In CIF State Volleyball Bracket
The CIF State girls’ volleyball playoff brackets were released Sunday evening, and they reveal a very long road for Long Beach Poly. The Jackrabbits are competing in the Division 1 bracket, where they’re seeded No. 9, and will open the playoffs on the road against No. 8 Liberty, in Bakersfield Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. […]
Long Beach Football Playoff Schedule, Quarterfinals
Three Moore League teams are still alive in the playoffs and we’ll be covering all three games. Here’s who’s still alive Division 2: Long Beach Poly @ Rancho Cucamonga Division 7: Wilson @ West Ranch Division 9: Lakewood vs. Highland
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! Ryan Pettway, Wilson Football It was another record-setting night for Ryan Pettway, as he led Wilson to a blowout in the first round of the playoffs. Pettway was 11/12 for 306 yards and six touchdowns, a nearly perfect performance […]
VIDEO: Moore League Cross Country Finals 2019
Moore League Cross Country Finals 2019 For full coverage visit the562.org
Cross Country: Poly’s Camille Lindsay, Millikan Girls WIn Historic Moore League Titles
It was a historic day for the Moore League’s fastest girls’ runners at the league cross country championships last week at Heartwell Park. Long Beach Poly freshman Camille Lindsay became the first ninth grader to win the individual league title since Poly’s Megan Brock did it in 2006, and the Millikan girls won their first […]