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 is sponsored by Bryson Financial The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
The562’s high school softball coverage is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer.
All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. The Long Beach Poly cross country team wore its pink jerseys for Breast Cancer Awareness month on Wednesday, and most of the team had pink strips under their eyes with “LB” written on one side and […]
