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.
It was more than an hour after Wilson sophomore Rachel Glenn had proven herself California’s best high school high jumper, and the effusive Glenn was still on the field. First there were photos, then a trip to the top of the podium to be crowned the co-champion alongside Riverside Poly’s Abbie Burke. Then a wave […]
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 Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The motto for the […]
