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 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 football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1949. St. Anthony is looking for its first win of the season on the road tonight as the Satins take a trip to face Summit in […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. The Northside is going to the championship. Jordan boys’ basketball went on the road to LA and brought home a big win over Pacifica Christian in the CIF-SS Division 4A semifinals, putting the Panthers in their first boys’ hoops title game since Ron […]
