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 Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State basketball for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Nelson Farris.
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. A tight season in the Long Beach girls’ soccer world has Moore League teams all over the place in the 2025 CIF brackets, with five Long Beach teams slated to begin their playoff journey this coming week. For the full CIF-SS girls’ soccer playoff […]
High School Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson Long Beach Poly clinched an outright Moore League title with a victory at Wilson on their Senior Night. 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 […]