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.
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. — We’ve also got some photos from the semifinal victory over Redondo Union.
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.
It’s finally hoops season in Long Beach. With increased talent and new faces at a number of schools, it’s looking to be a fun winter in the city, as St. Anthony looks to defend a CIF-SS title and Long Beach Poly looks to win the Moore League and get a CIF-SS ring of their own. […]