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 water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Five years ago, Wilson girls’ water polo rode the momentum created by an aggressive defense and hot goaltender to the first CIF Southern Section championship in […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2023 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. Wilson boys’ golf won its first head-to-head match of the 2023 season by beating Valley Christian 192-248 on Thursday at Recreation Park Golf Course. Bruins co-captain Ky Stopp earned medalist honors with a 1-under round. Wilson opened the season […]
