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.
A trip to the NCAA Tournament is on the line tonight at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada when Long Beach State takes on Cal State Fullerton in the Big West Conference Tournament championship game. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. and it will be on ESPN2. The No. 1 seeded Beach took down CSU […]
High School Football: Long Beach Poly vs. Corona Centennial Long Beach Poly traveled out to Corona Centennial for their final non-league game of the season. 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 […]
The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio has enshrined players and coaches with one standard above all else: can the story of football be told without them? It’s with that standard in mind that I present the case for Long Beach legend Willie McGinest’s inclusion in the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame […]