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 Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer.
After a thrilling start to the season, Millikan was beaten last week in a lopsided game against Calabasas and former Lakewood coach Thadd MacNeal. The Rams and first-year coach Romeo Pellum will try to bounce back tonight on the road at San Bernardino Aquinas, where the Falcons are 0-2 and have only scored 18 points […]
In a rematch of a thrilling game from 2019, Long Beach Poly will open its season against Gardena Serra tonight at 7 p.m. The Jackrabbits are hosting this game at Cabrillo, since having bleachers on both sides of the field provides more capacity for parents and family members from both teams. No additional fans will […]