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 Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. The Battle for Atlantic Ave. hasn’t been this compelling in girls’ basketball for quite some time. And though the result once again favored the perennial Moore League champions from Long Beach Poly–as […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. There’s no such thing as a sure win in the Moore League softball scene, and Tuesday afternoon proved […]
With just one day left in the first round, the Moore League boys’ volleyball standings are logjammed at the top. Long Beach Poly lost to Millikan earlier this week and Lakewood defeated Wilson, then on Thursday afternoon Poly rebounded with a four-set win over the Bruins, 25-20, 25-18, 18-25, 25-17. That creates a three-way tie […]
