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 cross country and track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013.
The season opening weekend was a roller coaster for Long Beach State Women’s soccer. On Friday night, LBSU showed glimpses of its potential in 89:58 of scoreless soccer at No. 2 UCLA. However, the Bruins scored the game-winner with two seconds left in regulation. LBSU bounced back from the heartbreaking loss with a 1-0 victory […]
The No. 3 ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (4-0) couldn’t have asked for a better start to their season. After a trip to Chicago last weekend saw The Beach take down No. 7 Lewis and then-No. 9 Loyola Chicago, they returned home to the Walter Pyramid for yet another ranked showdown, this time […]
