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 Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. The Jon Nielsen Era makes its North Side debut on Friday night as the Jordan Panthers play their home opener against Peninsula at 7 p.m. The all-Panthers matchup includes a pair of 1-0 teams. Peninsula won 26-7 over Dominguez last week at […]