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 football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. For the second week in a row–but the first time on Friday night–the Millikan Rams are playing on their home field as they welcome the Downey Vikings to DeHaven Stadium. Friday’s kickoff was delayed to 7:30 p.m. due to high heat […]
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.
A few minutes into the opening game of the Moore League Water Polo Showcase, it looked like the host Cabrillo boys’ team was headed for a comfortable win over Lakewood. But the Jaguars offense stalled and Lakewood marched back, forcing Cabrillo goalie Nathan Lucindo to save the day with some last-second heroics in a narrow […]
