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 Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. At the start of the fourth quarter on Friday night, Compton faced 2nd & Goal at the Lakewood 2-yard line. The Lancers were protecting a 28-20 lead, and would need to stop Compton’s running game on three consecutive plays, with little margin […]
Wilson football has put together a historic year and hadn’t struggled much until Millikan stole a halftime lead on Friday night in the regular season finale. The Bruins responded well and came back for a 35-27 win at home on Senior Night. “This is kind of the first time we’ve faced adversity all year,” Wilson […]
The season ended unceremoniously for St. Anthony baseball on Tuesday in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 5 playoffs. The Saints couldn’t take advantage of early chances to score and Crean Lutheran used a pair of big innings in a 15-0 win in Irvine. “They’re a really good team and took advantage […]