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 coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. It was a great weekend for Long Beach Poly badminton as the Jackrabbits’ doubles team of senior Danny Lim and junior Joshua Laure. The duo won the consolation bracket at the […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored byJ.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. This is the end of the old Moore League after Mike Wadley announced this will be his last year as Lakewood girls’ volleyball coach. In 19 years under Wadley, the Lancers have won eight league titles and a CIF State championship in 2007. […]
