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 high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Apparently, all Lakewood and Wilson softball do is play extra innings games against each other. The Lancers came back […]
The football program with the most question marks is on the West Side, where Cabrillo is preparing to get the Shane Gonzales era started. The Jags were unable to field a team due to the impacts of the pandemic last school year, meaning that when the lights come on for Cabrillo’s season opener on Aug. […]
High School Baseball: Long Beach Poly vs. Millikan Poly and Millikan played an epic baseball game on Thursday, with major Moore League title implications. This is a can’t-miss highlight from an unforgettable … Support The562.org
