We’ve got a great gallery from the Lakewood Poly game taken by photographer Art O’Neill.
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.
Boys’ Volleyball: Lakewood Clinches Share Of Title
The Lakewood volleyball team got a wakeup call from Wilson last week—consider the Lancers wide awake. Lakewood clinched a share of the Moore League title on Thursday afternoon with a quick sweep of Long Beach Poly on the Jackrabbits’ Senior Day, winning 25-19, 25-14, 25-12. Lakewood coach Devon Taylor’s group is one match up on […]
The562 Thirty: JetBlue, Homelessness, Andy Kerr Interview
0:00 Intro 0:55 Reading the News (LBUSD Safety Plan, Utility Commission) 9:55 JetBlue Reducing LB Presence 14:35 Interview w Andy Kerr on Everyone Home LB 34:40 White & Dine
Feature: DeFalco, Tuaniga’s Partnership Brings Special Results For Long Beach State
In the late 1970s, the NCAA rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird elevated the sport of basketball. The national championship game that year was the most-watched basketball game ever, and as their rivalry moved on to the NBA, it’s widely considered responsible for launching basketball into the “major sport” status it enjoys today. The […]
Feature: LBCC Men’s Volleyball Wants ‘Second Chance’ At State
The Long Beach City men’s volleyball team heads into the state championship week undefeated and ranked No. 1 in California, just two wins away from a 10thstate championship. Their coach, Jonathan Charette, is also an alum, one who found his life path thanks to playing for the Vikings. “I was a punk, I had no […]
Boys’ Volleyball: St. Anthony, Wilson Win
St. Anthony remained undefeated in league with an easy sweep of St. Paul, 25-10, 25-16, 25-15. The Saints (21-3) were led by Nicky Mizraji, who had 13 kills and five aces, Aidan Grosz (seven kills), Brandon Barry (seven kills), and Eamon Pool-Harris (12 digs). Wilson swept Long Beach Poly 25-19, 25-20, 25-19 to take firm […]
Long Beach Poly’s John Dameron Throws No-Hitter
Long Beach Poly pitcher John Dameron had a special outing against Jordan last week, tossing a no-hitter under the Blair Fields lights in a 15-0 win. Dameron took a perfect game into the seventh inning before walking a batter. He had four strikeouts in the game as Poly went on to win 15-0. The Jackrabbits […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly At Mt. SAC Invitational
We’ve got some great shots of the Trackrabbits at the Mt. SAC Invitational by photographers Art O’Neill and John Napalan.
PHOTOS: LBCC Softball
We’ve got some great shots of the Vikings’ softball team taken by photographer Art O’Neill.
Swimming: Wilson Boys, Poly Girls Win At Moore League Dual Meet
California’s longest league championship streak appears to be safe. The Wilson boys’ swimming team topped Long Beach Poly at last week’s dual meet by a margin of 98-72 in front of a packed crowd in Wilson’s Pete Archer Aquatics Center. The Bruins have won every Moore League boys’ swim title since 1973, a run of […]