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 Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. Lena Silano changed Long Beach State women’s soccer history and now she’s headed to the professional ranks after being selected by the Washington Spirit with the 34th overall pick […]
All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Last season’s Moore League girls’ cross country championship was a memorable and historic race for a number of reasons. That race is not traditionally run at Cabrillo High School in late March, and the unusually warm temperatures […]
The 2020 high school football season remains in doubt, but for four Long Beach athletes, their future on the gridiron has now been solidified. Millikan’s Ezavier Staples joined a trio of Long Beach Poly athletes–Keyonta Lanier, Bryun Parham, and Jacob Tuioti–in signing their National Letters of Intent during the early signing period for football. Staples […]
