News staff directory lbsu history facilities camps strength and conditioning sports medicine bickerstaff academic center studentathlete development community relations. Jj fiddler after attending long beach state and creating the first full sports page at the union weekly newspaper, he has been exclusively covering long beach. Long beach poly has produced more nfl and mlb players than any other high school. Basketball players born in long beach ca, united states realgm. This game was part of the cif southern section 2020 boys basketball championships division 1 tournament. The recentlycrowned cifsouthern section open division champion monarchs 303 tried to come back from a 17point deficit late in the third. He lives in long beach with his wife and children, vincent and maya. This hotbed of horsehide heroics includes hall of famers bob lemon, duke snider and tony gwynn, as well as longtime stars ron fairly, bob bailey, bobby grich, chase utley and jered weaver. Publishers weeklyby taking a different approach to boone and.
January 11, 2020 by mike guardabascio with just three weeks of games remaining in the nfl season, there are still four long beach poly alums playing as their teams try to advance out of this weekends divisional playoffs and into the afc and nfc championship games. Explore the citys most celebrated athletes and teams, including local pioneers of womens basketball, who. Alumni include household names like billie jean king, snoop dogg and cameron diaz. After the nike tournament of champions joe smith division, the west coast jamboree platinum division and the socal holiday classic have concluded, the top five teams in the state do not change, but what does change is the order of where theyre ranked.
There were hundreds of fans in the stands cheering on several allamerican. According to the poly website there are 53 former players that have played in the pros. The urban campus is situated in the southwestern section of the city, about four miles inland. Long beach poly basketball too quick for oak park in. Long beach has produced some of californias best teams and players, from the ncaa success of long beach state to the cif dominance of long beach poly. This long beach standout is the first to go from poly high. Now cocoach at biola university, lyon took millikan high to the southern section 4a basketball title in 1970. Hes won numerous awards and is the author of the books football in long beach and basketball in long beach. Long beach polys don norford, most successful coach in. Award, and is the author of three books about long beach history.
Until the arrival of ernie banks, stephens was the best home run hitting shortstop in the majors. Jan 16, 2012 rainier beach s nerves showed early as long beach poly built a 15point lead and held off a comeback by the vikings. Long beach poly football has produced the most nfl players than any other high school football program in america. Huge win for long beach polys girls basketball team as they upset mater dei in the state playoffs last night on the road. Long beach polytechnic high school, founded in 1895 as long beach high school, is a public. Basketball players born in long beach ca, united states. With an enrollment of over 5,000 students, even at 7 in the morning, poly. Long beach the year was 1958, and there was a track meet taking place on the dusty oval circuit at long beach poly.
Those contributions have been small and sporadic with years going by between them. View the latest long beach state beach news, scores, schedule, stats, roster, standings, players, rumors, videos, photos, injuries, transactions and more from fox sports. The school serves portions of long beach, including bixby knolls, and some parts of the cities of signal hill and lakewood. Long beach poly, which advances to play windward in the semifinals saturday, used its press defense to push mater dei away from the basket and limit scoring chances for point guard caia elisaldez. Prior to heading to orange county, and before a stop in playa del rey of st. The story behind big wests basketball tournament cancellation. A long beach poly high and long beach city college graduate, stephens was noted as one of the hardest hitting shortstops in the history of the game. The history of long beach poly is published by arcadia publishing and the history press.
Mens basketball roster schedule stats news archives record book. Get the latest long beach poly ca high school girls basketball news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results, athletes info, and more at. A trip to fridays open division championship was at stake, but that spot went to the wil. Margarets episcopal school in san juan capistrano, ca. The woodrow wilson varsity basketball team lost tuesdays away conference game against rival school long beach poly long beach, ca by a score of 8256.
Long beach polytechnic high school has the best high school athletic program in the nation. May 06, 2014 long beach the year was 1958, and there was a track meet taking place on the dusty oval circuit at long beach poly. The long beach poly varsity basketball team lost fridays neutral playoff game against poly riverside, ca by a score of 8160. Long beach poly boys basketball team pushes past beverly. The history of long beach poly is the complete and definitive history of long beach s oldest high school, and a comeback story thats unique in public education. A history of the long beach polywilson football rivalry. Basketball in long beach arcadia publishing history books. Long beach poly girls basketball brings the energy, knocks. The long beach poly boys basketball team isnt big on the roster this year, but they talk a big game on the floor and the jackrabbits back it up, too. Lb poly girls basketball booster club is a group of parents, family, friends, alumni, sponsors and community that promote and. He does not work with the poly administration, plays no role in helping poly with any of its programs.
The official mens basketball page for the long beach state university dirtbags. The two teams first played in 1932, more than 30 years before the first super bowl and just ten years after the bears and packers considered the nfls oldest rivalry had their first clash. Huge win for long beach poly s girls basketball team as they upset mater dei in the state playoffs last night on the road. Any other website containing information about long beach city college athletics is not sanctioned by. Long beach polytechnic high school, long beach ca basketball players realgm. Subscribe to the long beach posts daily ealert and get the best local news in the city delivered to your inbox. The girls basketball program won three consecutive state championships, from 1907 to 1909. Long beach poly girls basketball booster club, long beach, ca. Well also catch up with some wilson softball players after their.
He spent 15 seasons in the long beach district and is now in his 33rd season as a coach. Long beach poly girls basketball booster club facebook. The book features an exclusive foreword written by long beach poly legend and american icon billie jean king. Basketball in long beach sports guardabascio, mike, trevino, chris on. Mens basketball long beach state university athletics. I pitched it to the publisher and they were into it, guardabascio said. Long beach poly names shelton diggs head basketball coach. Cif southern section announces its 100 greatest athletes. Birmingham boys basketball beats long beach poly 6765. History of central section wrestling by mike stricker, 2007 history of fullerton union high school by diane oestreich 2011 houser, pride of america by robert dunn, 2006 how to play golf by bobby jones 1935, spaldings hfhs record book, 2009 long beach poly fifty years of basketball highlights and. The biographical history of basketball is a lively, fun and informative look into how the game has moved from a loosely organized, dimlylit past to status as perhaps the worlds most popular sport by one of the nations most prolific and knowledgable sports writers, peter bjarkman.
Sep 28, 2015 long beach has produced some of californias best teams and players, from the ncaa success of long beach state to the cif dominance of long beach poly. The pressure was on shelton diggs, a junior varsity coach at long beach poly who was asked to fill in this season for head coach sharrief metoyer, who was forced to serve a oneyear suspension. History of poly staff staff list enrollment attendance academics. Wilson alumni, joel bitonio is a starting offensive lineman for the cleveland browns.
Guardabascio has two other books in publication with the history press football in long beach and basketball in long beach both written with chris trevino. Long beach polytechnic high school long beach poly. Long beach poly ca shana solomon, jasmine lee, chanda picott, shalonda solomon at philadelphia, pa, 2004. Oct 29, 2019 the passion project started four years ago while guardabascio was on vacation in mammoth trying to write his second book, basketball in long beach. Long beach poly girls basketball booster club home. A new york times bestselling novel, modern historical classic, and winner of the tcu texas book award, the spur award and the wrangler award for outstanding western novelits 1836, and the mexican province of texas is in revolt. New book revolves around long beach poly history books.
The cleveland browns media team recently visited wilson high school to find out more about joel for their weekly show inside the cleveland browns. Poly 15, millikan 65, wilson 82, jordan 114, lkwd 115, compton 178, carb. Bernard on thursday morning, the whirlwind tour by the calhi sports caravan got started at a 6. Basketball boys basketball girls basketball crosscountry boys cross country. Long beach poly holds off rainier beach, 6458 king holiday hoopfest. Starting with the early hoop dreams of the 1900s, lace up your kicks, step in the gym and prepare for an unforgettable lesson in california basketball history. The passion project started four years ago while guardabascio was on vacation in mammoth trying to write his second book, basketball in long beach. The two poly alumni instead began thinking about writing a detailed history of their high school. Hes the cofounder and editor of and has won numerous statewide awards for his coverage of the city. This week on the show were wrapping up long beach basketball season by talking about our favorite championship games. Jj fiddler after attending long beach state and creating the first full sports page at the union weekly newspaper, he has been exclusively covering long beach prep sports since 2007. Basketball in long beach by mike guardabascio overdrive.
Still, poly boasts it has graduated more professional football players than any high school in the country, along with basketball and baseball. Long beach poly and wilson have been playing each other annually since 1932, making the series older than 26 of the 32 nfl franchises. Long beach polys quickness created a mismatch that oak park couldnt find an answer for, which led to its early dismissal from the division 1 playoffs. Long beach poly football has produced the more nfl players than any other high school football program in america. A clean sweep all three poly teams win on opening day. Softball dominated long beach sports history during the 1920s through the this shell oil team even had its own orchestra. Long beach polytechnic long beach, ca alumni pro stats.
Long beach polys athletics program has been around for more than a centuryin the history of the school, its hard to imagine many coaching searches going faster or more easily than the one. Long beach polytechnic long beach, ca nfl player stats. Woodrow wilson high school long beach, ca basketball. The passion project started four years ago while guardabascio was on vacation in mammoth trying to write his second book, basketball in long. Long beach poly football fan page follow us during the season. Football in long beach and basketball in long beach, written with chris trevino. Although it is not on the new york times best sellers list, the new book the history of long beach poly. Long beach state beach basketball news, schedule, scores. Mike guardabascio has been covering long beach sports professionally for a decade, with his work published in dozens of southern california magazines and newspapers. Prior to coming to poly, coach barbee spent 21 years coaching high school football. The jackrabbits have faced windward twice this season and come up short both times. With a crowd of 17,321 packing long beach veterans stadium and many more across the country watching the.
The long beach poly girls basketball team played good defense but couldnt come up with enough scoring to beat windward on the road in the cif southern section open division pool play finale on saturday night. Birmingham beat long beach poly 6765 in the first round of the classic at damien platinum division on thursday. Long beach poly boys varsity football scorebook live. Mater dei santa ana this school deserves its place on this list for the range of sports that are represented and are some big names in their history books too. Long beach poly boys varsity football scores, players, stats, and more on. Long beach polytechnic high school, founded in 1895 as long beach high school, is a public high school located at 1600 atlantic avenue in long beach, california, united states. The beach is led by thirteenthyear head coach dan monson and competes in the walter pyramid. Coach barbee is entering his second year as the head football coach at long beach poly. The long beach poly lady jackrabbits basketball program is a proud member of the adidas legacy program.
But before it was named the top athletic high school in america by sports illustrated, before it boasted nationally acclaimed academic magnet programs, long beach poly had to. Aug 06, 20 more than two hundred major league baseball players have hailed from long beach and its suburbs. The 201920 long beach state beach mens basketball team represents california state university, long beach in the 201920 ncaa division i mens basketball season. Hes won numerous awards and is the author of the historical book football in long beach and coauthor of basketball in long beach. Cif state open division clash with windward, with a trip to the socal regional championship on tuesday on the line. He zipped through basketball and track record books at poly, long. Hes the author of two previous books for the history press. Mar 26, 2020 poly also has tony gwynn for baseball, plus the school has produced skateboarders, drag racers, polo stars and hockey players. History of poly staff enrollment attendance about us principals welcome. Long beach poly girls basketball brings the energy, knocks off mater. December 26, 2019 connor morrissette 0 comments birmingham, corey cofield, long beach poly, peyton wtason.
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