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 baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr The CIF Southern Section baseball brackets were released on Monday and Moore League champion Millikan has the only home game in the first round when the Rams host Mission Viejo in Division 2 action […]
After decades of waiting and dreaming about a new football stadium at Clark Field, the day has finally arrived. The Saints will take the field on their “field of dreams” this evening for a season and stadium-opening game against Jefferson at 7 p.m. The562 will be on hand for live updates, article, video, photos and […]
The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. 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 We’re entering the third year of the new CIF-SS playoff format, and Long Beach teams made five CIF-SS […]