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 coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Friday was a historic day for Long Beach football. Antonio Pierce, a Compton native who played high school ball at Paramount, college ball at Arizona, and pro ball with the Giants and other teams, became the first former Long Beach or Moore League football […]
Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Track & Field Masters Meet was an incredible array of next-level talent, as always. Arguably the best performance of the day went to a newcomer, however, as Millikan’s Samarra Monrroy stole the show in the 400. The freshman not only won Masters gold (the only 9th grader to do so), she […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
