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 Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Jordan girls’ basketball coach Wesley Rosenbaum promised he’d rebuild the Panthers program when he took over during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they took a huge step in the right direction. After sweeping Millikan for the first time in 15 years, the Panthers clinched […]
The Lakewood boys’ volleyball team has its eyes set on the Moore League championship this year and they looked ready for the podium on Tuesday afternoon in an impressive sweep of defending league champion Wilson on the road, 25-15, 25-13, 25-16. Junior standout Teilon Tufuga has been a standout for the Lancers the last two […]