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 high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood is back for another year under coach Adam Wadley, and the Lancers are hoping to improve on a fourth-place finish in the Moore League. Wadley’s squad has a good mix of returners and underclassmen who will push for playing time. “We’re somewhat […]
The St. Anthony volleyball program will have a change in leadership for the 2022-23 school year with the announcement that longtime head coach Alicia Lemau’u is stepping away from the program. Lemau’u has been the head coach of both the girls’ and boys’ volleyball programs for the past decade, winning a CIF title with the […]