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 Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Heading into the second week of the Moore League boys’ basketball season, eyes were keened on the Lakewood-Wilson Monday night matchup. With both squads jockeying for the league title, […]
Our weekly podcast features a breakdown of the race for the final guaranteed playoff spot for local high school football teams, and a Long Beach State calendar update. 00:00 Intro and a Backwards Where Are They Now for Long Beach Poly High and Long Beach State leaders 03:45 Long Beach High School Football CIF-SS Playoff […]
The Millikan football program has felt unfulfilled this season after weeks of not reaching their full potential. However, the Rams picked a great time put it all together in a 53-6 win over visiting Pacifica on Friday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 7 playoffs. “We’ve been waiting for a complete […]