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.
This is a student intern project–story by Leila Holland, video by Noah Smith, photo by Monique Taylor The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. Long Beach Poly has produced a multitude of successful track and field athletes: Ariana Washington, Kenya Payne, and […]
With today’s start of a new NFL season, Long Beach football fans can expect new storylines, but the same story–seven Long Beach natives (including five Long Beach Poly products) will suit up on Sundays this year. Long Beach Poly The nation’s best high school at producing NFL talent for a century at this point, Long […]
The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009
