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.
Jordan football coach Jon Nielsen has informed the562.org that he is taking a leave of absence for the rest of the football season, and that assistant coach Eric Richardson will be running the Panthers program going forward. “I took a leave of absence and Eric Richardson is taking over head coaching duties on the field,” […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The Millikan Rams will put their 1-0 record on the line against a high level opponent on Friday night at DeHaven Stadium, as they host the defending CIF-SS Division 2 champions from Newbury Park. Millikan won a […]
We are proud to announce that our second Athlete Of The Month award brought to you by Johnny B. Hair Care goes to Wilson track and field star Rachel Glenn. Glenn was the only athlete from Long Beach to win an individual state championship at the CIF State Track & Field Finals, easily winning the […]
