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 cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. It had been 20 years since a team had doubled at the CIF-SS Track & Field Finals, but Long Beach Poly knew they had a good shot at it this year. Every point ended up […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson will enter their second full year of the Hank Waddles era with something to prove. After a tough fifth place finish in the Moore League last year, the Bruins are sharpening their skills and building their own identity this […]
Millikan has won five of the last six Moore League girls’ soccer championships, so you might think that would allow coach Tino Nunez to rest on his laurels and stick to what got his Rams in position to three-peat for the second time in seven years. However, injuries throughout an inexperienced roster and the changing […]
