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 Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson Bruins have been the gold standard in the Moore League with 16 consecutive league championships, so the rich tradition of the program is […]
Lakewood softball had to wait 380 days to get true revenge against Wilson, but the Lancers served up the cold dish at Joe Rodgers on Tuesday during a 12-2 Moore League victory in five innings. Wilson snapped Lakewood’s 65-game league winning streak last season, and Lakewood coach Andy Miramontes said his team has been talking […]
