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 golf for the 2023 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The Wilson Bruins all but clinched another Moore League title by […]
The CIF-SS girls’ basketball playoffs are set to tip off on Thursday for the five local playoff squads. All games are scheduled for a 7 p.m. start, but start times, dates, and location are subject to change. CLICK HERE to see complete brackets in all divisions on the CIF-SS website Division 1 The top local […]
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The Millikan girls’ soccer team is making program history by competing in their first-ever CIF-SS championship game, and they won’t […]
