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.
From the Dirtclods to the Dirtbags, Jacob Hughey is a Long Beach baseball player through and through. The Millikan High alum has made a name for himself with a live arm and a lethal bat, while always playing like the Long Beach native he is. “Long beach baseball to me is just grittiness,” Hughey said. […]
Refresh the page to see the latest updates! It’s the first full Friday night of the high school football season, and we’ll be out covering Long Beach teams in multiple states tonight! Millikan is in Honolulu to take on Punahou, starting at 6 p.m. PT. On the mainland, St. Anthony is hosting Jefferson in the […]
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. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Like a veteran heavyweight boxer putting his belt on the line, Wilson boys’ water polo […]
