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.
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The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr Millikan softball has happily embraced the underdog role during its run through the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs this month. The Moore League champion Rams (22-10) have knocked off higher-seeded opponents La Habra, South […]