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.
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. On a windy Thursday afternoon at the LBCC sand courts, the Millikan Rams were able to endure a tough challenge from Long Beach Poly, emerging with a […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Just two days after Christmas, Delaware State University made a big splash with the announcement that DeSean Jackson would be their next head football coach. That news reverberated from Dover to Long Beach, and some of the city’s aspiring football talent […]