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.
STORY BY MATT SIMON An all-around performance for Wilson girls’ water polo helped the Bruins continue their strong Moore League play with a dominating 18-1 win against Millikan on Wednesday afternoon at Belmont Pool. Delainey Whelan scored five goals to lead Wilson, but it was a group effort as Ava Smith and Maegan Smith each […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Long Beach Poly football team saw a frustrating season end in shocking fashion on the road Friday in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 quarterfinals. The Jackrabbits led host Pacifica […]
Presenting our list of the top high school athletes in Long Beach this year in every sport. Come back over the next week for more awards like Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Long Beach Spirit Award, and the big reveal of our top two Athletes of the […]
