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 coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Cam Cecil delivered the walkoff hit for Long Beach State softball on Sunday in a 1-0 win over visiting UC Riverside to complete the Big West Conference series sweep. LBSU starting pitcher Shannon Haddad allowed just two hits and struck […]
The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of Long Beach tennis is sponsored by the Long Beach State Tennis Boosters. With the start of the tennis season coming up, we took a trip around Long Beach to check in with […]