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.
Compton ran for 516 yards on Friday night as the Tarbabes dominated both sides of the ball to defeat Costa Mesa 58-0 at Compton College in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division 12 playoffs. It was a historic victory for Compton winning its first playoff game since 2006. It was the first […]
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. Darius Curry wears number one for a reason. The junior Long Beach Poly quarterback is the one who stayed, the rare elite high school QB who’s embraced competition not once but twice. […]
