An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors 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 Long Beach State volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit naplesislandcarwash.com to learn more. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team looked every bit of a national championship contender on Friday night in the Walter Pyramid, in an impressive sweep of No. 10 UCSD. The Beach struggled to get in rhythm in […]
The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1948. The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters This may become a tale of two seasons for St. Anthony baseball. The Saints have a quality core group of returners who […]