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 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.
Last year, Long Beach Poly’s offense struggled early in the season before finding its footing behind a strong rushing attack led by an experienced offensive line and a breakout rushing star in Elijah Juarez. This year, you could write virtually the exact same sentence except replace Juarez’s name with Malachi Rice. The senior running back […]
The CIF Southern Section girls’ basketball brackets were released on Sunday afternoon, with four Long Beach teams making the postseason. Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, Wilson, and Jordan will all compete in games starting on Thursday, with the Moore League champion Jackrabbits and the Lancers both hosting home games that night. Teams that advance would play […]
