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 high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team is back in a big way under second-year coach Gerald Aquiningoc. The Jackrabbits jumped to the top of the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was able to flex its depth on Saturday night in the Walter Pyramid, relying on a handful of different guys in a dominant win over visiting Barton College. The Beach won 25-14, 25-14, […]