High School Volleyball: Long Beach Poly vs. St. Anthony We’ve got highlights from the wild four-setter between the Saints and Jackrabbits.
Author: Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors 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.
Baseball: Long Beach Poly Survives Jordan Scare
Jordan head coach Bryan Whitfield has had the Panthers on the path to improvement all year, and on Wednesday afternoon at Blair Field they took league-leading Long Beach Poly the distance in a 3-0 thriller. “It’s good for the Moore League to have more teams playing the right way and pushing each other,” said Poly […]
Baseball: Lakewood Comes Back On Cabrillo
For the second time this season, Cabrillo baseball led Lakewood headed into the 5th inning. The Jaguars had jumped up on the Lancers after consecutive doubles, and led 2-1 after four. After that Lakewood took advantage of one jumpy inning from the Jaguars to put up four runs, and went on to win 8-2. “They’re […]
Track: Long Beach Poly, Wilson Post Great Marks At Texas Relays
Long Beach Poly and Wilson are both national-level track programs this year, and the two teams have been traveling like it. After spending the weekend in San Diego for the Mt. Carmel Invitational two weekends ago, both teams were in Austin last weekend for the 92nd Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, one of the most […]
PHOTOS: Lakewood vs. Cabrillo Baseball
We’ve got some great shots of the Lakewood/Cabrillo game from photographer Art O’Neill.
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Jordan Baseball
We’ve got some great photos of the close game from photographer Art O’Neill.
AAF Shutdown Leaves Long Beach Footballers In Limbo
A handful of Long Beach ballers grinding away in the Alliance of American Football League got bad news Tuesday afternoon, as the AAF announced it is suspending operations immediately. The league giving bubble NFL players a shot at putting together more film, as well as a chance at a second paycheck. The eight-team league had […]
Wilson, Poly Swimmers Nab Top Honors At Klaus Barth Invitational
The 60th annual Klaus Barth Rock n’ Roll Invitational swim meet was another big success this year, with a venue change. The meet had always been held at the Belmont Plaza Pool and was a longtime favorite of students and fans alike. Since the demolition of the Belmont, the event has struggled to overcome complaints […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks as always to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Hank Rivers, Wilson Swimming Wilson freshman Hank Rivers arrived on campus this year with a sizable reputation and has delivered on it already. Rivers was named the Boys’ Swimmer of the Meet at last weekend’s Klaus Barth Invitational […]
Long Beach State Volleyball Shows Grit In Wins Over UC Irvine
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team isn’t perfect anymore, but they’re still invincible at home. The team ran its program-record win streak in the Walter Pyramid to 38 with an impressive sweep of No. 7 UC Irvine on Saturday night, following a four-set win on the road against the Anteaters the night before. Long […]