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 aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The CIF-SS released its playoff brackets for girls’ water polo on Saturday morning, and the three Long Beach teams found out their postseason draw for 2024. After a prosperous 2023 playoffs that saw Wilson and Millikan reach CIF […]
The Moore League Track and Field Finals were a lengthy affair on Thursday, so there was a spotlight on the finish line by the time they concluded. As it turned out, that was a fitting image, as the city’s best athletes deserved the Hollywood treatment. The Long Beach Poly and Wilson boys’ 4×400 relay was […]
CIF Baseball: Millikan vs. Torrance The Millikan Rams went back out on the road for their second round playoff game on Tuesday, facing off against Torrance High. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and […]
