Mike Guardabascio
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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

Screenshot 2025 04 23 at 3.46.14 pm
Baseball Lakewood

FEATURE: Lakewood Baseball Supporting Malakai Kemp During Battle With Leukemia

JJ Fiddler

The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. They didn’t know what was wrong, but Malakai Kemp knew something was very wrong. Kemp, a sophomore baseball player at Lakewood, was losing energy and gaining […]

Poly Vs Lakewood 14
Lakewood Long Beach Poly Photos Soccer

PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Lakewood, Girls’ Soccer

Rasheed Riveroll Castillo

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.

Screenshot 2024 01 13 at 3.58.21 pm
Basketball Jordan Lakewood Video

VIDEO: Lakewood vs. Jordan, Boys’ Basketball

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser.