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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 Water Polo: Millikan Tops Carpinteria For Playoff Win
STORY BY MATT SIMON For the first half of its Division 4 contest against Carpinteria, coach Danely Smith felt that the Millikan water polo team wasn’t playing to its full potential. Heading into halftime, the Rams held onto a 4-3 lead and were in need of a spark to give the team some momentum. “I […]
TODAY: Wilson, Millikan, Poly Open CIF Water Polo Playoffs
Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. three Long Beach schools will host opening-round CIF-SS water polo playoff games. Wilson will be at the Belmont, Millikan will be at home, and Poly will host their game at Cabrillo. We will have live updates and coverage from all three games. Division 3 No. 1 Wilson vs. Malibu @ […]
VIDEO: Moore League Tennis Finals
VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Moore League Tennis Finals For full coverage visit the562.org
CAMS’ Chang, Poly’s Deguzman/Johnson Win Moore League Tennis Titles
STORY BY MATT SIMON Since joining the Moore League in 2013, California Academy of Mathematics and Science hasn’t fielded a girls tennis singles champion. On Monday at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center, sophomore Jody Chang made history for the Rabels as she defeated Wilson’s Madelyn Tadd 6-2, 7-5 to become CAMS first Moore League […]
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 Jai Smith, Compton Football Compton earned their first playoff spot since 2008 with a win over Cabrillo, and once again it was senior Jai Smith leading the way. Smith had 247 yards rushing and three touchdowns in […]
CIF Football Playoff Brackets Show Path For Five Long Beach Teams
The release of the CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets shows the fate for five Long Beach football teams. Division 2 To no surprise, Long Beach Poly was placed in Division 2 after the Division ½ pool was split on Sunday, with only eight teams making the D1 bracket. While a lot of Jackrabbits fans […]
LIVE UPDATES: CIF Football Playoff Bracket Release
We’re going to be live at the CIF Southern Section office for the release of the CIF-SS playoff brackets, stay tuned for updates–brackets should be out at noon. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
Three Long Beach Water Polo Teams Open CIF-SS Playoffs Tuesday
After an exciting regular season in Long Beach for boys’ water polo, three teams are set to start the CIF-SS playoff this week, as Wilson, Millikan, and Long Beach Poly will all host first-round games on Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. Second round games will be Thursday, with quarterfinals on Saturday for all who advance. […]
Lakewood Football Gets Playoff At-Large Bid
The Lakewood Lancers (4-6, 3-3) has been granted an at-large bid to the CIF Southern Section Division 9 playoffs. This marks Lakewood’s return to the postseason after missing it the last two years. “The goal was to get this team back to the playoffs in year one,” said Lancers coach Scott Meyer. Playoff brackets will […]