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.
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023-24 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers.
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly went on the road and picked up a 25-17, 25-23, 25-18 win […]
Marcus Tsohonis gave Long Beach State a glimpse of what the future can look like for the Beach as they search for their identity with a few new faces on the team. Tsohonis scored a game-high 20 points and had five steals as Long Beach State defeated St. Katherine 84-55 Saturday afternoon. “It was good […]