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 in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation.
On Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft, Tacario Davis achieved his dream, reaching a historic milestone on his football journey. With the eighth pick of the third round, and the 72nd overall selection in this year’s draft, the former Millikan High cornerback had his name called by the Cincinnati Bengals, officially welcoming him to […]
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