Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Ava Trachta, Wilson Softball Wilson bounced back with a big win over Poly last week, with Ava Trachta racking up five RBIs thanks to a home run and a double against the Jackrabbits. Armando Bryson, Wilson […]
Author: Mike Guardabascio
The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week
Congratulations to this week’s College Athlete of the Week honorees! Ashley Coleman, Long Beach State Softball Coleman threw a no-hitter against Loyola Marymount last weekend, earning Big West Player of the Week honors as she allowed just one base-runner on a walk. It was the 31st no-hitter in scool history. Herman Day, Long Beach State […]
Long Beach State Volleyball Drops First Match To USC
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team’s road match at USC on Saturday night had the feel of a high-drama movie. Unfortunately for Long Beach, that movie didn’t have the ending they wanted. The match was held in USC’s tiny North Gym, which has just 500 fixed seats. With the Trojan band blaring in the […]
Long Beach Poly Hires Gabrielle Bournes As Girls’ Cross Country Coach
Long Beach Poly has a new girls’ cross country coach, as the school has turned to its own alumni ranks and named Gabrielle Bournes to the position. Bournes is a longtime assistant coach with Poly’s track and field team, and will be around full time despite being a walk-on. “I’m really excited, I want to […]
Baseball: Long Beach Poly Survives Cabrillo Scare
Cabrillo’s Dylan Gambino and Poly’s Tim Fife Long Beach Poly and Cabrillo have developed a baseball rivalry over the last year and a half, dating back to the Jaguars’ win over the Jackrabbits last season, the first time that had happened. Junior pitcher Dylan Gambino couldn’t quite recapture the magic of last year’s win on […]
Boys’ Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Tops Wilson In Four
With just one day left in the first round, the Moore League boys’ volleyball standings are logjammed at the top. Long Beach Poly lost to Millikan earlier this week and Lakewood defeated Wilson, then on Thursday afternoon Poly rebounded with a four-set win over the Bruins, 25-20, 25-18, 18-25, 25-17. That creates a three-way tie […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. Princeton NCAA Water Polo
We’ve got some great shots of Long Beach State’s 8-2 victory over Princeton thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson, Boys’ Volleyball
We’ve got some great photos from the Jackrabbits’ win over the Bruins from photographer Joseph Kling.
Baseball: Long Beach Poly Tops Millikan, Alone In First Place
After two years of pain, heartbreak, and a whole heap of one-run losses to the Moore League’s three other playoff teams, Long Beach Poly was ready for a different story. That much was obvious on Tuesday evening at Blair Field as the Jackrabbits came up clutch in a 6-4 victory over Millikan, which puts the […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Millikan Baseball
High School Baseball: Long Beach Poly vs. Millikan The Jackrabbits beat Millikan to take control of first place in the Moore League.











