An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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 standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. Here’s where things stand after the first week of high school football season in Long Beach.