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 Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. After two weeks of dramatic games on the road, Lakewood returns to new John Ford Stadium tonight for its home opener against Laguna Hills. It is the Lancers’ first home game since the CIF Championship last year. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 […]
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. If you asked any Wilson coach in any sport over the last half century what Bruins group they’d bet their mortgage on, the smart answer would be: the school’s boys’ 4×400. The Wilson quartet has […]