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 Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. The Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team qualified for the state championships for the fourth consecutive year last weekend with a sweep of Santa Monica City College, 25-23, 26-16, 25-18. The Vikings are the No. 1 team in the state and […]
There was some big breaking news at Poly, where the school held a ceremony in its newly-renovated auditorium to recognize the 17 seniors who’ve signed athletic scholarships. Football players Elijah Juarez and Kenyon Reed announced they’re going to Arizona State and Kansas State, respectively. Juarez will join a huge group of Jackrabbits, many of whom […]
Wilson baseball coach Andy Hall said it both during and after Wednesday’s 7-3 victory over Long Beach Poly: “Baseball is a silly game.” The Bruins have admittedly not been playing close to their best baseball this season, while the host Jackrabbits entered the game riding high with an unblemished Moore League record. But none of […]
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