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.
It’s a good time to be Shelton Diggs. The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball coach is running the program at his alma mater, a position he’s referred to as his dream job. The Jackrabbits are the nine-time defending Moore League champions, and Diggs, now in his sixth year in the job, has officially been on […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Playoff football games often come down to one play, but Friday night’s first round meeting between […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1948. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.
