The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.
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.
PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly Football vs Wilson, The Big Game
The562’s Poly and football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Saturday night will see a renewal of the city’s oldest sports tradition as Long Beach Poly […]
LIVE UPDATES: Millikan Football vs Lakewood, Cabrillo vs Compton Centennial, Compton vs CEC, St. Anthony vs La Salle
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. We’ll have live updates from tonight’s football games on Twitter, which you can find below. All games start at 7pm. Click here for our full previews of all the games this week. CLICK HERE […]
PREVIEW: Cabrillo Football vs Compton Centennial
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The Cabrillo football team has won two of its last three games and is trying to start a new era with a […]
Feature: Long Beach Poly’s Trevor Scott Makes Big First Impression
The562’s Poly and football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Photos by John Napalan It’s hard to imagine a high school sophomore making his varsity debut to more anticipation and excitement than Long Beach Poly’s quarterback Trevor Scott did last week against […]
Long Beach Flag Football Rankings
The562 does not do rankings–we prefer to cover the kids and spotlight them than to give our opinions. These are the CIF-SS’ second flag football rankings, which were released earlier this week. These rankings will be used to determine playoff divisions at the end of the season. Moore League 37- Long Beach Poly (+13) 55- […]
Long Beach Girls’ Volleyball Rankings
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2026 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The second of the CIF Southern Section’s volleyball rankings have been released, shining a light on where the Long Beach girls’ volleyball teams stand as league play continues. Keep in mind these are not our rankings, as […]
Long Beach Football Rankings
The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562 does not do rankings–we prefer to cover the kids and spotlight them than to give our opinions. However, since HSRatings.com’s computer rankings are used to determine CIF-SS playoff brackets, we do consider […]
Long Beach Water Polo Rankings
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2026-27 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. The first of the CIF Southern Section’s water polo rankings have been released, shining a light on where the Long Beach boys’ teams stand as league play continues. Keep in mind these are not our rankings, as the562 does […]
Long Beach Tennis Rankings
The first of the CIF Southern Section’s girls’ tennis rankings have been released, shining a light on where the Long Beach teams stand as league play gets going. Keep in mind these are not our rankings, as the562 does not do rankings–this is the CIF-SS’ official rankings using a computer formula. These rankings are used […]