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.
Nothing has been easy for the Jordan girls’ soccer program in 2023. The Panthers have been without a reliable practice field for the last few years because of on-campus construction, and then they lost their coach midseason. However, Matthew Shawver stepped up to coach the last part of the campaign, and the way the girls […]
Congratulations to our college Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! Jessica Blakeman, LBCC Volleyball The Vikings improved to 15-3 last week in a split pair of matches, with a loss to El Camino and a win over Passadena. The Vikings were led in both matches by Jessica Blakeman, […]
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The CIF playoffs aren’t about style points, merely about surviving and advancing. In a parallel universe, Long Beach Poly may have won their second round match against Culver City by a handful of goals, […]
