An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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 high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.
The562 is excited to announce that the Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase is now our official sponsor of football coverage for the 2024-2025 school year. The California Showcase is a free recruiting event founded by coach Terry Donahue, who was at UCLA from 1976-95 and retired as the winningest coach in Pac-12 and UCLA history. The […]