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 season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s high school softball coverage for the 2023 season is sponsored by Long Beach City Councilwoman Megan Kerr. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. There’s a famous sports quote that says, […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jabari Steward, Compton Basketball Compton’s Jabari Steward helped lead his team to its first win over Long Beach Poly in a few years on Monday, handing the Jackrabbits their first Moore League loss of the season. Compton […]
