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.
The recipe for postseason success has been classic and simple for Jordan football. The Panthers have run the ball, stopped the run and played better in the second half of all three playoff wins that sends them to their first ever CIF Southern Section championship game. Jordan will face Northwood in the Division 11 final […]
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The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. There have been massive improvements for the Rams over the last 14 months under new coach Randy Wright, and he feels like his program is […]