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 girls’ flag football in 2023-24 is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.
Compton vs. Compton Centennial, 5 p.m. Battling for bragging rights in Compton always comes down to the games between the Tarbabes, Compton Centennial and Dominguez. Compton beat Centennial 42-8 the last time they played in 2016, but Centennial had won the previous five meetings between the proximity rivals. “It is a city game so we […]
