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 Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. It felt like a Moore League championship preview Tuesday between the top beach volleyball teams in […]
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters. The defending Moore League champion Millikan Rams opened up the 2025 season with a 2-1 win over Citrus Valley in their home opener.
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. If you had just one word to sum up Ryan Pellum’s college commitment, it would be Family. Fitting for a guy who plays as fast and furious as Pellum does on the gridiron; and family was integral to both his […]
