Mike Guardabascio
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.
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Long Beach State Soccer

Soccer: Silano’s Heroic Goal Earns Long Beach State Draw With San Diego

Tyler Hendrickson

Photo courtesy LBSU Athletics/Diego Devia The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. — Lena Silano is, in a word, different. On Sunday night, the senior striker did something she’d never done before, scoring a once-in-a-lifetime goal in the dying minutes of Long Beach State’s (1-2-2) match […]

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Basketball Wilson

Erin Carey Returns to Wilson To Coach Girls’ Basketball

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson got a piece of great news last week as the school announced that Erin Carey is returning to coach the Bruins’ girls’ basketball team after a year away from high school sports. Carey led the Bruins to the CIF […]

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Basketball Long Beach City College

Ballislife Hosts All-American Basketball Games at Long Beach City College’s Hall of Champions.

Matt Simon

Long Beach was host to some of the nation’s top high school basketball athletes on Saturday at the annual Ballislife All-American Games at Long Beach City College’s Hall of Champions. After hosting a 3 vs. 3 tournament on Friday, Saturday’s activities featured a 5 vs. 5, a best of five series between the top girls […]