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.
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Jackrabbits came from behind to defeat St. Joseph 9-8 in the CIF-SS Division 3 water polo quarterfinals. They advance to next Tuesday’s semifinals where they’ll host Flintridge Sacred […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood showed up to it’s matchup at Wilson on Friday night and played like it […]