An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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 Saints athletics is sponsored in part by St. Anthony High School. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
Long Beach Poly’s girls’ tennis team has defied all odds this season. After finishing third in the Moore League, they’ve been on a tear in the playoffs, using their talent and perseverance to help them succeed even against the mightiest of opponents. That talent was on full display Monday afternoon, as Poly defeated Carpinteria 16-2 […]
It’s the last week of the regular season and league titles and playoff spots are on the line. CIF-SS playoff brackets will be released on Sunday and we’ll have live coverage when they drop. Click here for our breakdown of the playoff scenarios. Long Beach Poly vs Lakewood preview Wilson vs. Millikan preview Compton vs. […]