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 water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the […]
The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The top four Moore League boys’ soccer teams will start the 2023 CIF Southern Section playoffs in two divisions. The first round is Thursday. Millikan and Cabrillo are in Division 3 while Long Beach Poly and Wilson will compete in Division 2. […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. This has been a historic season for Lakewood boys’ soccer and it will end either way in the CIF SoCal Regional Division IV Final today at Oceanside. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Within the last month, the Lancers (17-4-6) won their first […]
