Mike Guardabascio
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.
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Hughes Hosts First Middle School Girls Flag Football Tournament in Long Beach History

Avery Peck

FOOTBALL IS FOR GIRLS, a sign erected on the Hughes Middle School field proudly proclaimed on Saturday. Hughes was the site of the first ever Middle School Girls’ Flag Football tournament in Long Beach history. Many talented teams competed throughout the day, among them two from the hosting Owls, as well as Cubberley, Lindburgh, IVA, […]

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Long Beach State Video Volleyball

VIDEO: Long Beach State vs. Penn State, Men’s Volleyball

Tyler Hendrickson

NCAA Men’s Volleyball: Long Beach State vs. Penn State No. 3 Long Beach State hosted No. 4 Penn State in a big early-season showdown in Long Beach. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and […]

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Compton Football

Compton High School Football Preview

Mike Guardabascio

Calvin Bryant is the busiest man in Compton right now. The longtime football coach is now in his 13 season running the Compton High program, and is also serving as the school’s athletic director. That means in the last three weeks he’s been responsible for starting the Compton football program back up and getting ready […]