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 high school softball coverage for the 2023 season is sponsored by Long Beach City Councilwoman Megan Kerr. Refresh the page to see the latest score updates! Long Beach Poly and Wilson are starting the second round of Moore League play at Joe Rodgers today at 4 p.m. CLICK HERE if you can’t see the updates
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.
The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. Long Beach Badminton is underway and everything is back to normal for the teams after finally having a full season. At Poly, the Jackrabbits swept the singles titles last season, but along with Prongha Talukder […]