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 Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer had a tough draw into the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs and on Thursday they hosted Rosary Academy out of the powerful Trinity League. The Jackrabbits just couldn’t create enough scoring opportunities against the Royals and fell 1-0. Rosary […]
St. Anthony is hoping to bounce back from a disappointing season last year. The Saints finished fourth in the Del Rey league with a 2-6 record, going 11-16 overall. Head Coach Ray Bennett has confidence that his team will be able to overcome last season’s struggles. More than half of the Saints’ roster is made […]
Wilson girls’ basketball coach Erin Carey announced that she is stepping down at the end of the school year next week, in what will amount to the loss of one of the city’s bright young coaching stars. Carey has coached the Bruins for five years, taking a 9-18 team and turning them into a CIF […]
