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.
The 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Draft this week provided the Long Beach State and Millikan High baseball programs an opportunity to make some history. The Dirtbags had at least one player selected for a 19th consecutive year, and the Rams had a former player drafted who will sign for the first time in 10 […]
The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. A group of Long Beach girls went to the USA Water Polo Coastal Zone and won an ODP Youth Team National Championship Gold Medal over the weekend. Left to right: Ionna Athena Mor (LB Poly), Maya O’Dea (Wilson), Charlotte Echlin […]
