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 football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. History holds sway over big games. Any unprecedented feat is a comparison to the past. Any Long Beach Poly Moore League football game is historic as the Jackrabbits try to extend […]
A wave went up in the Walter Pyramid, and records came down. It was a historic weekend for the No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team, which rewrote the history books during a pair of sweeps against No. 8 Stanford and St. Francis. The more than 2,000 fans in attendance for the win over […]