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 Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. Something had to give on Saturday night as Long Beach City College traveled to take on Santa Barbara. Both teams were searching for their first win of the season and behind the arm of sophomore Allen Fernett the Vikings put together […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. Lakewood volleyball coach Mike Wadley hit a rare milestone last week, as he won his 500th game as head coach of the Lancers. Wadley […]
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson High aquatics program has been historically successful in the pool, now the Bruins are trying a little something different on […]
