An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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 football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1949.
The Dirtbags couldn’t get much going offensively on Friday night as Long Beach State (7-29, 2-6 Big West) suffered a 7-1 setback against visiting Cal Poly (18-17, 9-2 Big West) on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. Junior Jacob Hughey lined a single into center field in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to […]
It’s a good time to be Shelton Diggs. The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball coach is running the program at his alma mater, a position he’s referred to as his dream job. The Jackrabbits are the nine-time defending Moore League champions, and Diggs, now in his sixth year in the job, has officially been on […]