An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors 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.
NCAA Men’s Volleyball: Long Beach State vs. Penn State No. 3 Long Beach State hosted No. 4 Penn State in a big early-season showdown in Long Beach. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Basketball is sponsored by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Nelson Farris. Long Beach State women’s basketball started the 2024-25 campaign by finishing strong in the opener on Saturday afternoon at Walter Pyramid. The Beach (1-0) overcame an early […]
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team came home to George Allen Field on Thursday night looking for more offense, but they found heartbreak as visiting UCF scored in the 90th minute to steal a 2-1 victory. “It’s obviously very disappointing to not take that into overtime,” LBSU coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. “But these are […]