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 high school softball coverage is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
The last automatic CIF Southern Section playoff bid from the Moore League will be handed out at Wilson High tonight where the Bruins are hosting Compton. Wilson (5-4, 3-2) can clinch third place in league with a win, but Compton (6-3, 2-3) would force an envelope draw tiebreaker with a win, and a Lakewood win […]
