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 Long Beach State softball team is one win away from an improbable Big West Conference championship. The LBSU battery of pitcher Kellie White and catcher Justine Briones led the Beach to a pair of wins over Cal State Fullerton on Friday that force a winner-take-all game on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 […]
The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. In the midst of their second round of Moore League games, the Lakewood Lancers traveled to Wilson last night for a rematch in a tough road environment. […]
