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 season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. Long Beach City College was just one run shy of advancing out of last year’s Regionals. The Vikings finished tied atop […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Don’t be surprised if the girls’ football season goes the way the boys’ football season has the last few years, with Poly and Millikan squaring off for the Moore League title. The Rams had a huge, talented group come out to […]
After five weeks of action here’s where things stand in the Long Beach boys’ basketball world with a list of this week’s games below the standings box. Note: Standings based on reported results. Coaches can report scores/weekly results as well as schedule listings to Mike@The562.org. — This week’s games MONDAY Long Beach Poly vs Compton, […]
