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 Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.
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.
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly Football vs Lakewood, Compton vs Dominguez, Wilson vs Jordan, Millikan vs Palos Verde, St. Anthony vs Alemany
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: Long Beach Poly Football vs Lakewood
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 Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s hard to imagine a team in the nation that’s more excited for the start of league play than Long […]
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 […]
COLUMN: Strength of Long Beach Baseball Community On Display After Tragic Death
You can’t measure the strength of a community until it’s truly needed—and the Long Beach baseball community has been showing up in impressive fashion for the Reed family after the tragic passing of longtime local youth baseball coach Scott Reed. Scott’s unexpected and shocking passing left an immeasurable hole in the city’s baseball world, as […]
Football: Wilson Upends Narrative With Big Compton Win
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 Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson coach Raudric Curtis never lost faith. He put a tough schedule together for his defending Moore League champion Bruins, […]
VIDEO: Wilson vs Compton Football
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 Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly Football at Rancho Cucamonga, Wilson vs Compton, Jordan vs Cabrillo, Millikan vs Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, St. Anthony vs Rio Hondo Prep
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is happening NOW! Make a tax-deductible donation to The562 during Long Beach Gives from Sept. 17-25. CLICK HERE to show your support for local journalism in Long Beach! 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 […]
Long Beach Football Rankings
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is happening NOW! Make a tax-deductible donation to The562 during Long Beach Gives from Sept. 17-24. CLICK HERE to show your support for local journalism in Long Beach! The562’s football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson […]
Long Beach Volleyball Rankings
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is happening NOW! Make a tax-deductible donation to The562 during Long Beach Gives from Sept. 17-24. CLICK HERE to show your support for local journalism in Long Beach! The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The first of […]