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. The Lakewood football team’s most golden era in its proud history was the tenure of coach Thadd MacNeal, a man who led them to a Moore League championship and a landmark win over Long Beach Poly in 2009, as well as back-to-back […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. For the second time in a week the Lakewood boys’ soccer team reached a championship game and fell agonizingly short of winning a title. Lakewood made the trip to Oceanside on Saturday for the CIF SoCal Regional Division IV Final and a trio […]
High School Lacrosse: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson Long Beach Poly won the first ever Moore League lacrosse championship in 2021. The Jackrabbits took on their rival Wilson Bruins on Senior Day in an exciting matchup. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in […]
