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.
The Millikan boys wrestling team looked to be on its way to the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Dual Meet Championship Wednesday night as they took a 31-15 lead over South Torrance after Nathan Gomez pinned the Spartans’ Daniel Palomarez. But with only five matches remaining, the Spartans mounted a furious comeback as they won […]
After making history as the first team in Compton flag football history, the Tarbabes are back and ready to show how they’ve improved. “Last year we were fortunate enough to have nine wins with players who have never played the sport before,” Compton coach Jason Carreras said. “I have 14 girls who have game experience. […]
High School Cross Country: Long Beach Poly vs Wilson Long Beach’s two oldest rivals went head-to-head in a cross country dual meet hosted by Wilson High. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. […]