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.
Basketball can be a very complicated sport, or it can be a very simple sport. On Wednesday evening in the quarterfinals of the Bosco Winter Classic, Long Beach Poly made it very simple: the Jackrabbits had the best player on the floor, and they won. Junior Peyton Watson put on a show with 30 points, […]
The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Across the board last season, Moore League girls’ water polo teams relied heavily on young talent. Looking over the All-League list […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson had the unique pleasure of hosting Moreno Valley on a beautiful Monday afternoon at Angels Stadium of Anaheim. The game started slow, but the Bruins went on to win 3-0. There were a combined four total hits and no […]
