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.
The Beach FC 14U boys’ club soccer team rolled to an easy 7-0 victory on Saturday to qualify for the Elite Club National League (ECNL) Playoffs on June 27-July 2 in Rockford, Illinois. Here are some great action shots by Joseph Kling from the win on Saturday. Roster: Alberto Gomez, Andrew Kamienski, Benji Jimenez, Ben […]
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1949.
Forming AAU basketball teams in the summer has become a trend amongst high school friend groups in recent years. But for one group of Long Beach friends, it’s become an opportunity for basketball players across the Moore League to conjoin into one team to get work in during the offseason. The 562 Select was created […]
