Mike Guardabascio
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.
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Basketball St. Anthony

TONIGHT: St. Anthony Hosts St. John Bosco In Open Division Clash

Mike Guardabascio

On the surface, there isn’t a ton at stake when St. Anthony hosts St. John Bosco boys’ basketball in an Open Division clash tonight at 7 p.m. in the Jack Errion Gym. Both teams are 0-2 in pool play and have been eliminated from contention for winning the pool and advancing to the Open Division […]

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Lakewood Long Beach Poly Photos Volleyball

PHOTOS: Lakewood vs. Long Beach Poly, Girls’ Volleyball

Joseph Kling

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management.  […]

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Football Lakewood

Player Profile: Lakewood Football Senior Safety Julius Jimenez

JJ Fiddler

Julius Jimenez never thought he’d be a defensive back. He was perfectly content being one of the fastest defensive lineman on his flag football and Pop Warner teams. But a growth spurt in eighth grade changed everything. “I always had knee pains and I started to get a little clumsy because I had to wear […]