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 high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
Wilson’s front five is its strength with seniors Jakob Belton and Adrian Tejada at tackle, seniors Jaylen Ferrera and Justin Navarro at guard, and senior Terren Monette at center. They average 6’3” and 268 pounds as the biggest offensive line the Bruins have had under Ziegenhagen. They’ve been able to stay healthy and helped the […]