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 Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood girls’ volleyball opens the CIF State Open Division playoffs tomorrow evening in San Diego at Cathedral Catholic, the top seed in […]
The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. It’s going to be a memorable day for the Long Beach track and field world Saturday at Moorpark High, with the city once again poised for a championship type of weekend. A full 58 Long […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Soccer is referred to as the beautiful game, but the world’s most popular sport can also be very cruel and Lakewood learned that lesson in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Lancers were the better […]
