Huge win for long beach poly s girls basketball team as they upset mater dei in the state playoffs last night on the road. 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. Long beach poly girls basketball brings the energy, knocks. Basketball boys basketball girls basketball crosscountry boys cross country. The history of long beach poly is published by arcadia publishing and the history press. 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 book features an exclusive foreword written by long beach poly legend and american icon billie jean king. The beach is led by thirteenthyear head coach dan monson and competes in the walter pyramid. Hes won numerous awards and is the author of the books football in long beach and basketball in long beach. Basketball in long beach arcadia publishing history books. 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. Mar 26, 2020 poly also has tony gwynn for baseball, plus the school has produced skateboarders, drag racers, polo stars and hockey players.
Long beach polys don norford, most successful coach in. Long beach polytechnic high school, founded in 1895 as long beach high school, is a public. Long beach poly girls basketball booster club, long beach, ca. December 26, 2019 connor morrissette 0 comments birmingham, corey cofield, long beach poly, peyton wtason. Basketball in long beach sports guardabascio, mike, trevino, chris on. New book revolves around long beach poly history books. Long beach poly ca shana solomon, jasmine lee, chanda picott, shalonda solomon at philadelphia, pa, 2004. 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. 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. The girls basketball program won three consecutive state championships, from 1907 to 1909. According to the poly website there are 53 former players that have played in the pros. Long beach poly boys varsity football scores, players, stats, and more on. Those contributions have been small and sporadic with years going by between them. Mens basketball long beach state university athletics.
History of poly staff staff list enrollment attendance academics. Long beach poly boys basketball team pushes past beverly. The story behind big wests basketball tournament cancellation. Long beach poly football has produced the more nfl players than any other high school football program in america. Wilson alumni, joel bitonio is a starting offensive lineman for the cleveland browns. 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 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 polytechnic high school long beach poly. Long beach the year was 1958, and there was a track meet taking place on the dusty oval circuit at long beach poly. 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.
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. Explore the citys most celebrated athletes and teams, including local pioneers of womens basketball, who. Mike guardabascio has been covering long beach sports professionally for a decade, with his work published in dozens of southern california magazines and newspapers. The cleveland browns media team recently visited wilson high school to find out more about joel for their weekly show inside the cleveland browns. This is the official long beach city college intercollegiate athletics website. Long beach polytechnic long beach, ca alumni pro stats. He zipped through basketball and track record books at poly, long.
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 state beach basketball news, schedule, scores. 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. 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.
Long beach polytechnic high school, long beach ca basketball players realgm. Aug 06, 20 more than two hundred major league baseball players have hailed from long beach and its suburbs. Long beach poly girls basketball booster club facebook. Well also catch up with some wilson softball players after their. 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. Still, poly boasts it has graduated more professional football players than any high school in the country, along with basketball and baseball. Beverly hills after a tight first half in the semifinals of the beverly hills tournament on friday, long beach polys boys basketball team pulled away from the host normans and beat them. 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. Publishers weeklyby taking a different approach to boone and. Although it is not on the new york times best sellers list, the new book the history of long beach poly. 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. Long beach poly has produced more nfl and mlb players than any other high school. Mens basketball roster schedule stats news archives record book. Long beach polytechnic long beach, ca nfl player stats.
Softball dominated long beach sports history during the 1920s through the this shell oil team even had its own orchestra. Lb poly girls basketball booster club is a group of parents, family, friends, alumni, sponsors and community that promote and. 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. Long beach poly names shelton diggs head basketball coach. Get the latest long beach poly ca high school girls basketball news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results, athletes info, and more at. 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. Prior to coming to poly, coach barbee spent 21 years coaching high school football. The urban campus is situated in the southwestern section of the city, about four miles inland.
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. 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. Poly 15, millikan 65, wilson 82, jordan 114, lkwd 115, compton 178, carb. He spent 15 seasons in the long beach district and is now in his 33rd season as a coach. 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. 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. Alumni include household names like billie jean king, snoop dogg and cameron diaz. The long beach poly varsity basketball team lost fridays neutral playoff game against poly riverside, ca by a score of 8160. 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. There were hundreds of fans in the stands cheering on several allamerican. 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 boys varsity football scorebook live. Subscribe to the long beach posts daily ealert and get the best local news in the city delivered to your inbox.
Long beach poly girls basketball booster club home. Coach barbee is entering his second year as the head football coach at long beach poly. Any other website containing information about long beach city college athletics is not sanctioned by. Birmingham boys basketball beats long beach poly 6765. Margarets episcopal school in san juan capistrano, ca. 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. News staff directory lbsu history facilities camps strength and conditioning sports medicine bickerstaff academic center studentathlete development community relations. Hes the author of two previous books for the history press. Bernard on thursday morning, the whirlwind tour by the calhi sports caravan got started at a 6.
Football in long beach and basketball in long beach, written with chris trevino. Now cocoach at biola university, lyon took millikan high to the southern section 4a basketball title in 1970. Long beach poly and wilson have been playing each other annually since 1932, making the series older than 26 of the 32 nfl franchises. The official mens basketball page for the long beach state university dirtbags. Long beach poly football has produced the most nfl players than any other high school football program in america. Hes the cofounder and editor of and has won numerous statewide awards for his coverage of the city. Cif state open division clash with windward, with a trip to the socal regional championship on tuesday on the line. A history of the long beach polywilson football rivalry.
He lives in long beach with his wife and children, vincent and maya. With an enrollment of over 5,000 students, even at 7 in the morning, poly. Cif southern section announces its 100 greatest athletes. Long beach polytechnic high school has the best high school athletic program in the nation. This game was part of the cif southern section 2020 boys basketball championships division 1 tournament. View the latest long beach state beach news, scores, schedule, stats, roster, standings, players, rumors, videos, photos, injuries, transactions and more from fox sports. Long beach poly football fan page follow us during the season. Long beach poly basketball too quick for oak park in. A trip to fridays open division championship was at stake, but that spot went to the wil. The long beach poly lady jackrabbits basketball program is a proud member of the adidas legacy program. Long beach poly girls basketball brings the energy, knocks off mater. The two poly alumni instead began thinking about writing a detailed history of their high school. With a crowd of 17,321 packing long beach veterans stadium and many more across the country watching the. The passion project started four years ago while guardabascio was on vacation in mammoth trying to write his second book, basketball in long.
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. Long beach poly holds off rainier beach, 6458 king holiday hoopfest. 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. He does not work with the poly administration, plays no role in helping poly with any of its programs. History of poly staff enrollment attendance about us principals welcome. The jackrabbits have faced windward twice this season and come up short both times. Scholars and champions is getting a lot of attention these days in not only poly, but the whole city of long beach. I pitched it to the publisher and they were into it, guardabascio said. The school serves portions of long beach, including bixby knolls, and some parts of the cities of signal hill and lakewood. Basketball players born in long beach ca, united states realgm. Beach state to the cif dominance of long beach poly.
Tim gilmore is not an alumnus of lb poly high school and is not the president of the lb poly alumni association. 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. Birmingham beat long beach poly 6765 in the first round of the classic at damien platinum division on thursday. 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. Huge win for long beach polys girls basketball team as they upset mater dei in the state playoffs last night on the road. The 201920 long beach state beach mens basketball team represents california state university, long beach in the 201920 ncaa division i mens basketball season. This week on the show were wrapping up long beach basketball season by talking about our favorite championship games. The recentlycrowned cifsouthern section open division champion monarchs 303 tried to come back from a 17point deficit late in the third. Basketball in long beach by mike guardabascio overdrive. Basketball players born in long beach ca, united states. Long beach poly high school long beach, ca basketball.