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 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 […]
The Jordan baseball program is ready to take the next step and follow in the footsteps of the Jordan football program after the Panthers reached a championship game a few months ago. “In Division 6, if we can get into the playoffs anything is possible, just like the football program,” Jordan coach Bryan Whitfield said. […]