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 boys’ water polo is sponsored by Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
Five Long Beach and Moore League boys’ basketball teams open the playoffs on Saturday this week, with the release of the CIF-SS playoff brackets. Click here for the brackets. Division 1 There are three Long Beach teams in the Division 1 playoffs, including undefeated Moore League champion Long Beach Poly. The Jackrabbits will host Roosevelt […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State earned its first win of the season against a Division 1 opponent, taking down Big West rivals CSUN, 62-61, on Saturday afternoon at LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid. The Beach (2-15, 1-6 Big West) were led by […]
