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. Without a shadow of a doubt, there’s a new standard for the Wilson football program—but with it comes an entirely new team. The first year of the Raudric Curtis era brought the Bruins their first win over rival Long Beach […]
As the icewater from the Gatorade bucket hit Compton football coach Calvin Bryant, it looked like a scene from a movie. How else to describe a scene of triumph for Compton, a team mourning the deaths of longtime athletic director Maxine Kemp and assistant coach Webster Peters? A team that has suffered injuries to more […]
The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. This week the top of the Moore League girls’ soccer table will be taking on the bottom of the table. SCHEDULE Tuesday Jordan at Millikan, 5 p.m. Compton at Wilson, 4 p.m. Cabrillo at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. Thursday Jordan at Poly, 5:30 […]
