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.
Long Beach is preparing for girls’ lacrosse season, and we checked in with local teams as they prepare for Moore League action. At Wilson, the Bruins are looking to build on their success last season after being Co-Champs with Downey. Those two schools have been the only Moore League champs in the first three years […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. After a two-hour drive up to Newbury Park, the Millikan Rams knew they were in for a tough challenge to open the 2024 high school football season. Once the teams hit the field, the drives were much quicker, and usually ended […]
Here are some of the important Long Beach sporting events scheduled for this weekend. THURSDAY High School Girls’ Volleyball, 4:30 p.m. There are only three Moore League match days left and co-league leaders Long Beach Poly and Lakewood are both in action as the Jackrabbits travel to Cabrillo and Lakewood hosts Compton. Millikan is also […]