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.
It must have felt like a dream come true, and it was more than eight years in the making. As Jon Singleton sat on the grass at Minute Maid Park, with his wife, Linzy, and their two young children alongside them, the Houston sky was lit up with fireworks after an 11-3 Astros win. Earlier […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The last time Long Beach Poly and Wilson met on the hardwood it was an all-out […]
It’s time for wrestling in the Moore League as we head into the Winter season. The Long Beach Poly girls wrestling team has had a dominant run over the last few years, but the rest of the Moore League is looking to knock them from the top spot. PolyThe Jackrabbits had a historic season last […]
