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 football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Cabrillo administration informed the562 Friday afternoon that the Jaguars have offered former Narbonne coach Malcolm Manuel their head coaching position and he’s accepted; he will be the new coach pending employment processing and clearance. Manuel is a Cabrillo alum, which was […]
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The church of baseball has been holding revival services on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field lately. After a six-game losing streak during a tough non-conference schedule, the Long Beach State Dirtbags have turned it around and […]
The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial As expected, there will be a strong Long Beach contingent in Clovis tonight for the CIF State Track & Field championships. A whopping 25 entries will compete in Saturday’s Finals, with individual and team glory at stake. The Long Beach Poly boys and Wilson […]
