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.
The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Just one single point. That was […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. For the second week in a row–but the first time on Friday night–the Millikan Rams are playing on their home field as they welcome the Downey Vikings to DeHaven Stadium. Friday’s kickoff was delayed to 7:30 p.m. due to high heat […]
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It’s been easy for Wilson girls’ volleyball opponents to dial in their defense on big outside hitters Chloe Pravednikov and Babi Gubbins, who […]
