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 high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. They say that games are won between the lines. In a first-place Moore […]
Cabrillo badminton won an undefeated Moore League championship after defeating Millikan last week, 18-3. It’s the second consecutive Moore League title for the Jaguars badminton program, making them the first team in school history to win back-to-back league titles. This is Cabrillo’s fourth-ever league title (the boys’ soccer team has the other two). The Jaguars […]
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
