Mike Guardabascio
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.
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TONIGHT: Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony Basketball Battle at Bosco

Mike Guardabascio

The two Division 1 boys’ basketball teams in town will meet tonight in the semifinals of the Bosco Winter Classic, at St. John Bosco High. Long Beach Poly (4-2) and St. Anthony (10-0) will square off for the right to face the winner of Bosco and Loyola in Saturday’s tournament championship. Both teams are in […]

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LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach State Women’s Soccer vs. UC Riverside

JJ Fiddler

This week, The562’s coverage is sponsored by Long Beach Gives. Visit LongBeachGives.org to find your cause! Donations will be accepted through Sept. 22. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach soccer for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. Refresh the page to […]

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Long Beach Boys’ Water Polo Season Preview 2022

JJ Fiddler

The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. There have been Olympians and CIF championships produced by Long Beach high school boys’ water polo over the years, but last season was arguably the most successful one in history. Long Beach Poly won its first […]