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.
In a game were they leading from the opening tip to the final buzzer, Long Beach State women’s basketball defeated UC Riverside 56-46 Thursday night at Walter Pyramid. The win moves the Beach to 13-2 overall with a 6-1 record in Big West play placing them alone atop the conference standings. “Gutsy win tonight. It […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Jordan boys’ basketball has used its superior pace to score a 94-70 win at Wilson on Friday night to move to 10-0 in the Moore League for the first […]
Long Beach State men’s basketball have brought in another elite talent and Division I transfer this week. Point guard Isaiah Washington will join the Beach after stops at Iona and Minnesota. He was also named Mr. Basketball in the state of New York during his prep career. “Washington has the ability to create his own […]