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 cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. For the third year in a row, the Jordan Panthers made some noise at the CIF State Track & Field Championships, as […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The 2024 CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships took place late last week in Clovis, with a pair of Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits putting on a terrific performance to close out the season. Junior Fiona Lobedecis led the […]
The 2024 Long Beach high school boys’ soccer season is set up to be another exciting battle. Millikan is going for a third consecutive Moore League championship while teams like Wilson, Lakewood, Cabrillo and Long Beach Poly are trying to put talented pieces together to knock off the Rams. We’ve got comprehensive previews of every […]
