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.
This is our 13th year covering Long Beach sports full time as a writing duo, and we’ve long since learned that your biggest stories each year are a mix of things that were on the calendar and things that catch you completely off guard. With that said, take this list with a grain of salt. […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Opening night at George Allen Field was certainly exciting for Long Beach State women’s soccer as they battled back twice to earn a 2-2 tie against visiting Pacific. “We played a very solid Pacific team,” LBSU coach Mauricio Ingrassia […]