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 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. Both sides of the net had an eye toward the CIF State playoffs on Saturday evening at Lakewood High, but that didn’t […]
Move over cardboard cutouts…real fans are back inside the Walter Pyramid. Saturday night marked the first time Long Beach State hosted fans in the Pyramid since last March. Men’s volleyball welcomed their fans back as they hosted the Cal State Northridge Matadors in their last regular season conference matchup. The Beach closed the regular season […]
This week, The562’s coverage is sponsored by Long Beach Gives. Visit LongBeachGives.org to find your cause! Donations will be accepted through Sept. 22. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony Girls’ Volleyball is sponsored by The Owen Family.