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.
With their regular campus still under construction, the Compton football team has been forced to practice at Roosevelt Middle School and play home games at Compton College for the past few years. Coach Calvin Bryant agrees that the lack of a solidified home is a huge reason the numbers are low— at the school and […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The Long Beach Poly football team will play in one of the biggest […]
Jordan has a new head figure this year with the arrival of veteran volleyball coach Sharon Moore, who is hoping to lead her team through a rebuilding year that sees the Panthers return only one varsity player, senior Aniya Boudreaux. “She will be a tremendous leader for our young team,” said Moore. The Panthers have […]
