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 football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Despite showing some flashes of brilliance throughout the game, Compton couldn’t put it all together in 47-29 loss at Paramount at Friday night. “A lot of good things tonight, but we still need to improve,” Compton coach Clavin Bryant said. “We […]