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 aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. Wilson swept its Moore League swimming meet against rival Long Beach Poly on Friday, with the boys winning 115-55 and the girls narrowly winning 86-84. Girls’ Varsity Race Winners: 200 Medley Relay – Poly (Kuo, Bickel, Newman, Nagel), 1:52.75 200 […]