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 Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Refresh the page to see the latest updates! The first Moore League boys’ soccer game of the calendar year is tonight at Wilson where the Bruins will […]
The562’s coverage of cross country and track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Refresh the page to see the latest updates! We’ll have live updates from today’s Moore League cross country meet at El Dorado Park (with varsity starting at 5 p.m.) and the Moore League water polo showcase at Cabrillo. Click here if you […]
The Omicron surge is causing multiple cancellations and schedule changes for Long Beach State athletics this week. The men’s and women’s Big West Conference games have been canceled due to positive tests within their opponents’ programs, and the men’s volleyball season has been delayed until Jan. 14 because of positive tests within the Beach program. […]
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