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.
It’s a new day for the Long Beach State women’s basketball program, and a baller shall lead them. Last year in his first season as head coach, Jeff Cammon guided Long Beach to an 8-23 record. That sounds bad, but Cammon inherited a team late in the recruiting cycle that had a heavily depleted roster […]
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. The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team’s first goal this year is to reclaim the Moore League title, after their 13-year streak was snapped by Jordan last season. So […]
The breakout season for Jarren Duran reached a major milestone on Sunday, when the 27-year-old Boston Red Sox outfielder was named an American League All-Star. Duran, who was drafted out of Long Beach State back in the 2018 draft, has become a fixture atop the Boston batting order and has been one of the best […]