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 football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly’s football program has a long history of star athletes, many of them gifted with impressive size […]
STORY BY MATT SIMON Heading into Wilson’s second round match against Citrus Valley junior Risa Sena and the Bruins were confident that they could outplay the Blackhawks. Sena proved that has she led Wilson with 12 kills as the Bruins swept Citrus Valley 25-18, 25-21, 27-25 on Saturday night. “I think we really came into […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Kadence Lloyd, St. Anthony Basketball St. Anthony junior Kadence Lloyd had a double-double 18 points and 10 rebounds […]
