Mike Guardabascio
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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

DSC 0593a 1024x731
Avalon Baseball Basketball Cabrillo Compton Diving Golf Jordan Lacrosse Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Soccer Softball St. Anthony Swimming Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Wilson Wrestling

CIF-SS Announces Postseason Plan for Spring Sports

Tyler Hendrickson

This story has been updated with quotes from CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod during Monday’s press conference. The CIF-Southern Section has just announced that there will be postseason play in the 2020-21 school year. With recent changes to California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines permitting schools to travel across multiple county lines for competition, the […]

LBinMLB
Baseball Lakewood LB In MLB Long Beach City College Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Millikan Wilson

LB in MLB: Return of Minor Leagues Puts Long Beach Talent Back on Diamond

Tyler Hendrickson

Minor league ballplayers were forced to wait more than a year between games, but the 2021 season finally got underway last week. The layoff may have delayed their career timelines, but Long Beach’s young talent is now back on the diamond continuing their journey to the big leagues. A few Long Beach State alums find […]

DSC 0322a e1583261796293
Baseball LB In MLB Long Beach Poly Long Beach State

Four Dirtbags Selected to World Baseball Classic Rosters

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. After a six-year hiatus, Major League Baseball is bringing back its World Baseball Classic (WBC) next month. The world’s best players will represent their countries in the showcase competition, hosted March 8-21 in Japan and Taiwan. […]