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. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. […]
The playoffs open for 11 Long Beach boys’ basketball and soccer teams today–we’ll have live updates and coverage from several games. Boys’ Basketball (All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) Division 1: St. Anthony @ Dominguez Division 2AA: Long Beach Poly vs. Villa Park Division 2AA: Compton @ Oxnard Division 2A: Lakewood vs. […]
