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 is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser.
The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football in 2023-24 is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The inaugural season of Moore League flag football needed until the final week before a champion could be crowned. All that was left was a Battle of Atlantic Avenue on Tuesday […]