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 wrestling coverage for the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Emigh Dental Care. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.
