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.
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! HIGH SCHOOL Iyanna Lamb, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly took sixth place at the prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona, with a win over the No. 12 team in the nation. Senior guard Iyanna Lamb led […]
What do PGA Tour golfers Tiger Woods, John Merrick and Patrick Cantlay have in common with Long Beach State’s Joe Fryer? They are all winners of the Southern California Golf Association Amateur Championship who honed their game on Long Beach courses. Fryer won the 119th SCGA Amateur Championship last week at La Jolla Country Club […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for 14 straight weeks. On Monday night, they’ll have the opportunity to prove it. It’s down to two teams in the NCAA men’s volleyball tournament, […]