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 Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. In two seasons of Moore League flag football, not only has Long Beach Poly not lost a league game, but the Jackrabbits have rarely been challenged. But things didn’t come easily for Poly on Monday afternoon on their home field, as they got a test […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Ian Bond called his shot. As a precocious, active kid growing up in Long Beach with a penchant for mathematics, Bond remembers many adults asking him what he wanted to do after high school. “When people would ask me if I […]
Long Beach Poly alum Marcedes Lewis is known around town for his exploits on the football field, where the All-Pro tight end his entering his 13th NFL season, and for his generosity. His free football camp just ran for the 10th time at his alma mater a few weeks ago. In the pages of the […]
