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 season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The future is now for the Lakewood Lancers. Lakewood finished fourth in the Moore League last year behind Poly, Wilson, and Millikan, and had […]
Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jovani Ruff, Long Beach Poly Basketball Freshman Jovani Ruff stepped up for Long Beach Poly in a big way last week. He was second on the team in scoring with 19 points against Simi Valley […]
The Compton football program is trying to control what it can control amidst upheaval this year. Compton’s campus is under massive construction, so the entire school has relocated to Roosevelt Middle School down the street. “We’re trying to fight through it,” coach Calvin Bryant said. “We’re just trying to get things organized and put into […]
