Mike Guardabascio
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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

20240815 562 Wsoclbsuvsucla 010
Long Beach State Soccer

Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Loses Opener Against No. 11 UCLA

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Injuries have been the story of the 2024 Long Beach State women’s soccer season and it’s only the first week. The Beach lost its All-Big West Conference center back Brooklyn Antonucci to a preseason injury, and then a head injury knocked fellow star defender […]

Cif 2022 round 1 #5
Badminton Long Beach Poly

CIF Badminton: Long Beach Poly Beats Marina in Playoff Opener

Tyler Hendrickson

Moore League champion Long Beach Poly opened the 2022 CIF-SS Division 1 badminton playoffs with a comfortable 17-4 win over Marina on Friday. Senior captains Prongha Talukder and Krista Lim were standouts for the Jackrabbits in the win, sweeping their respective singles matches while also collecting a pair of mixed doubles victories. In boys’ doubles, […]

2026 01 07 562 VGBasketball WilsonVSPoly
Basketball Long Beach Poly Photos Wilson

PHOTOS: Wilson Vs. Long Beach Poly, Girls’ Basketball

Joseph Kling

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.