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.
Here’s the links to tickets for the three Long Beach high school football playoff games on Friday. Click here for Long Beach Poly @ Los Alamitos (Veterans Memorial Stadium, 7:30 pm) Click here for Millikan vs Cypress Click here for Lakewood at Redondo Union
The St. Anthony at Millikan football game on Friday night wasn’t close on the scoreboard late in the game but there were plenty of antics by both sides in what could become a new rivalry. Referees didn’t eject any coaches or players but issued two unsportsmanlike penalties to the Rams after an exchange between a […]
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. After an eventful week in the Moore League, we’ve got more good matchups. St. Anthony hits the road to open Del Rey league action as the Saints look to go on a run […]