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.
CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly vs. Foothill Long Beach Poly visited Foothill in the 2022 CIF-SS Division 2AA semifinals on Tuesday night. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. The Battle for Atlantic Ave. hasn’t been this compelling in girls’ basketball for quite some time. And though the result once again favored the perennial Moore League champions from Long Beach Poly–as […]