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 girls’ flag football is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1949.