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 cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson alum and 2019 The562 All-City Athlete of the Year Rachel Glenn will be an Olympian. The Bruins state champ was […]
There was a sold-out crowd, a Hall of Fame class, a historic rivalry, and as much pomp and circumstance as you could ever hope to cram onto one football field. There was also another Long Beach Poly win, as the Jackrabbits defeated Wilson for the 28th time in a renewal of Long Beach’s longest-standing sports […]
