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.
CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly vs. Chino Hills The Jackrabbits were knocked out of the semifinals but will return for state. For more Long Beach sports coverage visit The562.org and subscribe.
STORY BY MATT SIMON Sophomore Hailey Houston and Wilson softball had something special brewing on Tuesday at Joe Rodgers as the Bruins cruised to a 10-3 victory over San Marcos in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs. After giving up a leadoff single to start the game, Houston retired the […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Long Beach Wilson certainly has recorded a lot of history during its over 100 years of existence, and on Friday night the football team added to those […]
