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.
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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. The Lakewood football team has been a tear the last couple weeks and Friday night was […]
A pair goals from long distance carried Millikan past Wilson 2-0 at home on Thursday night and pushed the Rams to the top of the Moore League standings. Wilson (2-1, 2-1) dominated possession and outshot Millikan 12-4 with 10 shots on goal, but the Rams defense limited the Bruins to half chances and sophomore goalkeeper […]
