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 Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The Millikan Rams (5-3, 3-1) travel to Compton College on Friday night to take on […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week 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 Nathan Brava-Partain, Long Beach Poly Golf Poly sophomore Nathan Brava-Partain was the medalist […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. What a season for the Jordan boys’ basketball team. The Panthers took the Moore League by storm, starting 10-0 and building a four game lead on the rest of the league to help claim their first league championship since 2009. The Panthers are […]
