April 29, 2019 By Mike Guardabascio Last Saturday evening at the glitzy Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach Poly and USC alum JuJu Smith-Schuster launched his charitable foundation with a well-produced gala entitled Trojan Legends. The banquet honored Anthony Munoz and longtime broadcaster Pete Arbogast, and featured that pair on conversation on the […]
January 29, 2019 By Mike Guardabascio For the first time ever, three Long Beach athletes received Pro Bowl honors this year, as Poly alums JuJu Smith-Schuster and Jurrell Casey were joined by Wilson alum Joel Bitonio. It was the first Pro Bowl appearances for Smith-Schuster and Bitonio, both of whom have a strong chance of […]
January 22, 2019 By Mike Guardabascio Football is the quintessential American sport, but organizations like USA Football are trying to take it worldwide. The International Bowl, held last weekend in Dallas in the Cowboys’ stadium, featured games between the best USA high schoolers as they took on youth national teams from Canada, Japan, and Mexico. […]
December 13, 2018 By Mike Guardabascio Legendary Long Beach Poly football coach Raul Lara confirmed Wednesday evening that he is stepping down from Warren, where he’s had a successful five-year tenure. Lara is known locally for winning five CIF Southern Section championships with the Jackrabbits, more than any other coach in history. A Poly alum, […]
By Mike Guardabascio, Press-Telegram POSTED: 11/01/13, 12:48 PM PDT It was the morning of Aug. 24, 2012 and nobody knew who John “JuJu” Smith was. Well, that’s not exactly true. His head football coach at Long Beach Poly, Raul Lara, had been telling people about a “pretty good” receiver his team had in the weeks […]
