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 Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. For the majority of Tuesday afternoon’s flag football showdown between Long Beach Poly and Saint Joseph, there wasn’t much separating the teams. Both defenses hauled in interceptions on their first plays of the day, and every scoring drive was immediately answered by the opposition. But […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Millikan running back Anthony League, a Cal commit, has been putting up gaudy numbers so far this year. Some of his game totals look like solid seasons worth of stats, like a win over Cabrillo that saw him run for […]
