At a special meeting of the Long Beach Century Club last night, the club made its annual large donation to local schools, as president Ben Goldberg handed over a ceremonial check in the amount of $34,000. Long Beach State received $12,500, LBCC received $7,500, and Cabrillo, Jordan, Lakewood, Millikan, Poly, Wilson, and St. Anthony received […]
Author: Mike Guardabascio
PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs. Mater Dei, CIF Girls’ Volleyball
The biggest match in Southern California is taking place at Long Beach Poly this evening as the Jackrabbits host No. 1 Mater Dei at 6 p.m. in the Ron Palmer Pavilion. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students with ID at a rare match that will have both sides of the stands […]
PREVIEW: Avalon vs. Orange Vista, CIF Volleyball
The Lancers pulled off a huge win in the second round on Saturday and now host the Division 9 top seed in Orange Vista, on Catalina Island at 5 p.m. this evening. Avalon’s big advantage will be the boat ride: Catalina has earned the nickname “Upset Island” in sports circles because of the effect it […]
Naples Rib Company Charity November Will Benefit The562.org
Family-owned and operated Naples Rib Company, a community-focused barbeque and catering restaurant, celebrates its 35-year anniversary November 1-20 by donating 20% of all dine-in and take-out sales to 35 local and national charities. The program runs November 1-20, 2018 at both Naples Rib Company in Long Beach and at the family’s second location, Newport Rib […]
LB In NFL: Is DeSean Jackson A Hall Of Famer?
Long Beach Poly alum DeSean Jackson hit a rare milestone last weekend with the Buccaneers. Although he only had two catches for 25 yards, that yardage took him across the 10,000 yards receiving line, putting his career stats at 571 catches for 10,013 yards and 52 touchdowns, an average of 17.5 yards per reception. That’s […]
COLUMN: Real Season Starts Now For Long Beach Poly Football
Long Beach Poly won’t play a football game this Friday–the Jackrabbits have a bye and are waiting for Sunday morning, when the CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets will be released. For Poly and it’s notoriously win-hungry fans, Sunday morning starts the only season that matters anyway. Yes, the Jackrabbits easily beat Lakewood last week […]
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 Emi Sverduk, Wilson Golf For the first time in Moore League history, a freshman won the individual league title.Sverduk birdied the last hole of the shortened final round to become the sixth consecutive Bruin to take the […]
The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week
Congratulations to our college Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! Jessica Blakeman, LBCC Volleyball The Vikings improved to 15-3 last week in a split pair of matches, with a loss to El Camino and a win over Passadena. The Vikings were led in both matches by Jessica Blakeman, […]
Long Beach Football Schedule, Week 11
Find out where and when your favorite football team is playing in the last week of the regular season. Avalon vs. La Verne Lutheran Cabrillo @ Lakewood Compton @ Wilson Millikan @ Jordan LBCC @ Moorpark (Sat. 6 p.m.) BYE: Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony
STANDINGS: Long Beach Football, Week 11
As we enter the last week of the regular season, here’s a full standings box so you can see where your favorite teams stand. Click here to read our breakdown of what’s at stake Friday.