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.
Reports From LBSU After a tense battle all week, Long Beach State pulled away on the back nine to win a second consecutive Big West Championship, defeating second-place CSUN by eight shots at Moorpark Country Club. Senior Haley Tygret was in a class by herself, shooting the low round on the final day to finish […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team wasn’t all that pleased with how they played Thursday night in a four-set win over UC Santa Barbara. The No. 1-ranked Beach bounced back in a big way Friday night in the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach soccer for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. For the fourth time in history, and first since 2016, Long Beach State and UC Irvine will play for the Big West Conference Tournament Championship […]
