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.
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. This game deserved overtime, but sometimes the beautiful game is cruel. Wilson and Dominguez both dominated one half of their CIF Southern Section Division 5 quarterfinal match on Wednesday evening […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.