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 soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. Wilson, Millikan and Long Beach Poly have all won a Moore League title in the last seven seasons, and the trio looks to […]
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters.The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It seemed like everything was working against Wilson in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs on Thursday. Despite winning a […]
