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.
Elijah Bates, the editor at the college paper JJ and I worked at, used to say that life was like a story and the people we met were like characters. As writers, we should look for the most interesting characters to write about the same way a novelist would populate a book with characters people […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The last time Long Beach Poly and Wilson met on the hardwood it was an all-out […]
This week on the show we’re discussing the problems with All-League lists, updating you on the Long Beach athletes in the pros and giving each other an Offseason Reset interview. 01:45 What’s Wrong With These All-League Lists? 13:00 LB In The MLB, NBA & NFL 22:00 Offseason Reset For Mike & JJ
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