We’ve got some great shots of Poly’s 3-2 win over Palos Verdes thanks to 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.
Jordan Retires John Ross’ Jersey
Last week at halftime of Jordan’s home basketball game against Long Beach Poly, the Panthers program retired John Ross’ jersey. The Jordan legend starred there for three years after transferring in, and has already gone on to become one of the most successful Panthers alums in history. Ross earned All-American honors at Washington, then broke […]
Surprise Party Celebrates 75th Birthday of Long Beach Soccer Pioneer Ron Beaulac
Ron Beaulac (center, yellow jacket) poses with former players Last weekend, there was a surprise 75th birthday party for Ron Beaulac, which also served as a kind of history of the sport of soccer in Long Beach. Beaulac started the first club soccer team in Long Beach in 1976, a club that competed in the […]
63rd Century Club Sports Night Banquet A Sold-Out Hit
Last week was the 63rd annual Long Beach Century Club Sports Night banquet, one of the biggest events on the local sports calendar each and every year. As usual, the club gave away more than $50,000 in scholarships, recognized a pair of Athletes of the Year, inducted four new Hall of Famers, and took time […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Century Club Banquet
We’ve got great photos of the 63rd annual event, taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.
VIDEO: Long Beach Century Club Sports Night Banquet
Long Beach Century Club Sports Night Banquet 2019 We’ve got a video highlight from this year’s Century Club banquet, congrats to all the winners!
CIF Basketball Brackets Offer Exciting Long Beach Playoff Games
The CIF Southern Section basketball playoff brackets came out on Super Bowl Sunday, and they feature a ton of enticing matchups for Long Beach teams. Boys’ Basketball Long Beach Poly received the No. 5 spot in the Division 1 bracket and received a bye as a result. They won’t play until Tuesday, Feb. 12, when […]
The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Carlos Mota, Wilson Soccer Wilson won its first Moore League boys’ soccer championship in 12 years last week, thanks to the literally last-minute heroics of Carlos Mota, who scored the decisive goal in a 1-0 win […]
Five Long Beach Football Players Named All-CIF
Congratulations to the five Long Beach football players who received All-CIF honors on Monday, as announced by the CIF Southern Section. The recognees are: Division 1: Alex Austin, Long Beach Poly Division 6: Zecheriah Dolphin, Wilson Christian Conrad, Wilson Soloman Bowie, Wilson 8-Man Division 1: Jose Gomez, Avalon
CIF Girls’ Basketball Playoff Brackets Released
The CIF Southern Section girls’ basketball playoffs begin this week, and brackets were released on Sunday afternoon. Here’s where the local teams will be playing–come back tonight for analysis. CIF Girls’ Basketball Playoffs Division 1: Long Beach Poly BYE (plays Sat) D2AA: Millikan vs Norco (Thurs) D2A: Lakewood @ El Rancho (Thurs) D4AA: Compton @ […]