We’ve got some great pictures of the Jaguars’ first-ever CIF-SS championship game appearance thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.
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.
LBCC Blows Out LA Southwest, Wins Conference Title
Regardless of the sport or which level it’s played on, typically any game with a championship on the line will be an intense one. Friday night’s regular season finale between Long Beach City College and Southwest LA’s men’s basketball teams certainly broke the mold in that regard. Against an opponent playing an NBA All-Star Game […]
PHOTOS: LBCC vs. Southwest LA Women’s Basketball
We’ve got great shots of the Vikings’ season-ending win from photographer Joseph Kling.
PHOTOS: LBCC Men’s Basketball Wins Conference Title
We’ve got some great photos of the big Vikings win from photographer Joseph Kling.
Baseball: St. Anthony Off To A 4-0 Start
St. Anthony baseball is 4-0 after the first week of the baseball season, with doubleheader sweeps of Cabrillo and Bellflower, with 44 runs scored and 10 allowed. Senior Matt Duffy leads with 8 RBI, while junior Jacob Fong has seven hits and senior Andrew Donini is hitting .600 with 4 RBI. Junior Lucas Lehmar pitched […]
Baseball: Wilson’s Jacob Ribitzki Throws No-Hitter
Wilson started the year 0-2 with one-run losses to Banning and Bishop Amat, but bounced back on Monday in a big way thanks to junior pitcher Jacob Ribitzki, who threw a no-hitter in his first varsity start. Ribitzki needed just 77 pitches in a complete game effort to help lead Wilson to a 6-0 victory. […]
Championship Game Time, Location Announced For Cabrillo, Arlington Soccer
Cabrillo High’s first-ever CIF Southern Section championship game will take place this Saturday at Warren at 1:30 p.m. against Arlington, the CIF-SS confirmed Tuesday morning. Parking at the high school will be $5, admission will be $12 for adults, $5 for students with ID and children 5-13. Children under 5 will be free. You can pre-order […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Arnold Giron, Cabrillo Soccer Arnold Giron is only a sophomore, but he’s already attained legendary status at Cabrillo as one of the school’s greatest athletes ever. Last Saturday on the road at Riverside Poly he scored three goals […]
The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week
Congratulations to all of this week’s winners. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State Volleyball Senior TJ DeFalco had five aces in a sweep of UCLA last weekend, obliterating the UCLA defense even with the serves that didn’t find the floor. DeFalco is now just seven aces shy of the school record. He also had six kills, […]
Long Beach State Volleyball Thumps UCLA On Historic Night
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made history on Saturday night, and they did so in front of more than 3,000 fans. The team’s sweep of No. 4 UCLA was the 33rd consecutive home victory, which sets a new school record–the team hasn’t lost in the Pyramid since March 26, 2016. Long Beach was […]