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 Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Photos courtesy Long Beach State Athletics A loaded class of Long Beach State legends were added to the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame last Thursday night at the Long Beach Marriott. Two memorable teams along with 11 individuals were […]
Long Beach Poly unveiled a new mural on the historic campus last Friday afternoon, honoring all-time great alum Billie Jean King (class of 1961). The mural, by Mike Sullivan, depicts King in her athletic prime during a career that saw her win 39 Grand Slam titles, earning six No. 1 world rankings. King has been […]
The Lakewood Lancers (1-4, 1-1) are taking a break from Moore League play this week with a trip to Camarillo. “We’ve let some game get away from us so we are focusing on cleaning up the mistakes that caused that,” Lakewood coach Mike Christensen said. “Camarillo is solid in all phases. There is a reason […]
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