CIF Southern Section Masters Track & Field 2018 We’ve got highlights from all the Long Beach kids competing in the Masters meet, including the 10 entries that made it to state. Visit the562.org and click SUBSCRIBE to support local journalism.
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.
Long Beach Athletes Post Big Performances At CIF-SS Masters Meet
Gas up the van, there’s going to be a big contingent of Long Beach athletes heading to Clovis for the CIF State Track & Field championships this weekend. Of the 13 entries into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at El Camino College, 10 advanced to the state meet including representatives from four schools. Long […]
PHOTOS: CIF-SS Masters Track & Field Meet
We’ve got some photos by legendary Long Beach sports editor Jim McCormack
PHOTOS: Dirtbags vs. Cal State Fullerton
We’ve got some great shots of the Dirtbags’ final game of the season–a tough 10-9 loss–by photographer Stephen Dachman.
CIF Baseball: No-Hitter Propels Wilson Into Semifinals
The Wilson baseball coaching staff all agreed that Friday’s CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinal game between the Bruins and Bellflower was one of the weirdest they’d ever seen—but one of the sweetest, too. The three-headed Bruins monster of Ryan Pettway, Nick Endres and Aiden Alaniz combined to no-hit the Buccaneers in a 4-2 victory that sends […]
PHOTOS: Wilson vs. Bellflower, CIF Baseball
PHOTOS BY STEPHEN DACHMAN
USA Triathlon Creating ‘Legacy’ Event In Long Beach
Long Beach won’t be hosting the Olympic triathlon until 2028, but USA Triathlon decided not to wait that long to begin bringing international events to the city. At a press conference at Shoreline Park on Tuesday morning, USA Triathlon CEO Rocky Harris announced that the organization will host the annual Legacy Triathlon on Long Beach’s […]
CIF Baseball: Historic Run Ends For Poly In Second Round
Long Beach Poly’s historic playoff run came to an end in the second round on the road against Temescal Canyon, where the magic ran out in a 5-0 loss. Poly won a wild card game and a first-round game to advance to the second round for the first time since 2006. “I’m extremely proud of […]
The 562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congrats to the honorees in this week’s supersized Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Joey Vega, Wilson Softball Wilson pitcher Joey Vega battled through a leg injury last week to help lead Wilson to its first postseason win in seven years. Vega pitched a complete game and yielded just two runs, and he had a […]
Long Beach State Volleyball Celebrations Roll On
Long Beach is known for producing championship-caliber athletes and teams—but also for its hearty celebration of its own. When Wilson’s football team beat Poly for the first time in the 1940s, the Bruins literally paraded down 2ndStreet with their marching band and spent the entire night celebrating. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has […]