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 coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State men’s basketball got a historic performance from Lassina Traore with 22 points and 20 rebounds, but UC Davis took the final regular season game 93-92 in double overtime this past weekend. The loss moves LBSU (17-15, 11-9) […]
Long Beach State men’s basketball needed a get-right game and they got it on Wednesday night at Walter Pyramid with a 102-69 win over visiting Bethesda. “I think we needed a game like this where we got some confidence and some guys a little longer leashes from the bench and play through some mistakes,” LBSU […]
Here are some of the important Long Beach sporting events scheduled for this weekend. THURSDAY High School Girls’ Volleyball, 4:30 p.m. There are only three Moore League match days left and co-league leaders Long Beach Poly and Lakewood are both in action as the Jackrabbits travel to Cabrillo and Lakewood hosts Compton. Millikan is also […]