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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 Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Wins All-Time Classic Semifinal at Windward
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. It costs more than $50,000 a year to attend school at Windward, and it’s absolutely free to attend Long Beach Poly. Saturday night in the CIF […]
CIF Football: Lakewood Hits Road to Valencia in Division 5 Opener
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood football was in a bad way when Justin Utupo took over in 2021 as the sixth head coach in a decade, but the Lancers alum got […]
CIF Football: Long Beach Poly Opens Playoffs At Home Against Northview
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. For more than 30 years, Long Beach Poly football coaches have had the philosophy of putting together a tough nonleague schedule to see where the Jackrabbits stand early in […]
LIVE UPDATES: CIF Football Brackets Released
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. CIF-SS football brackets will be dropping at 930-10am today, we’ll have live updates. CLICK HERE if you can’t see the updates–please note that Twitter’s recent API changes may delay updates in this feed. Click the link above to visit our Twitter […]
Football: Long Beach Poly Beats Compton in Regular Season Finale
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Long Beach Poly football team has had a rollercoaster of a 2024 regular season, and were looking for a smooth finish in their finale on the road against Compton. The […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs Compton Football
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.
LIVE UPDATES: Lakewood vs Wilson Football, Long Beach Poly vs Compton, Jordan vs Cabrillo, St. Anthony vs Crespi
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. It’s the last week of the regular season and we’ve got updates coming from every game, with kickoffs slated for 7pm. CLICK HERE if you can’t see the updates–please note that Twitter’s recent API changes may delay updates in this feed. […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule
Three Long Beach boys’ water polo teams are in the CIF Southern Section playoffs today, trying to advance to next week’s quarterfinals. Wilson will open up their Division 1 bracket at home at the Belmont while Long Beach Poly and Cabrillo travel after winning opening round games on Tuesday. Boys’ Water Polo Division 1: Wilson […]
CIF Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Dominates St. Joseph in Quarterfinal Sweep
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly junior Georgia Camandang stands just 4-foot-10. But the Jackrabbits back row and serve specialist stood much taller than that in terms of importance […]