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 Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation.
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. There have been moments of doubt for Elysia Laramie, who is a sixth-year senior and is once again a Long Beach State women’s soccer captain. “I think I’ve struggled with ‘It’s been six years, why am I still here?’” she […]