Mike Guardabascio
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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

Dsc 0243a
Long Beach State Photos Volleyball

PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. UCLA, Men’s Volleyball

Stephen Dachman
Lb pony zone
Baseball Youth Sports

Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars Advance To World Series Championship Game

JJ Fiddler

A pair of wins in shortened games on Tuesday has put the Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars back into the PONY World Series championship game for the fourth time in the last 12 years. They play Chinese Taipei on Wednesday (4:30 p.m. PST) in Washington, Pennsylvania. The championship will be streamed live at mlb.com and […]

2025 05 15 562 034
Baseball Photos Wilson

PHOTOS: Wilson vs. Fullerton, CIF Baseball

JJ Fiddler

The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.