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.
There’s not much left on the to-do list for legendary Lakewood baseball coach Spud O’Neill. Now in his 37th year coaching the Lancers, O’Neill has won 891 games, won CIF-SS championships and Moore League championships by the armload, and has coached several Major Leaguers. Asked what he’s excited about this year, he didn’t say becoming […]
The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr Sophomore pitcher Ava Schaffel and Millikan softball overcame an emotional 24 hours this week to all but clinch their second consecutive Moore League title. On Tuesday night, Millikan beat rival Lakewood in a first-place […]
