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 Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Cedra Saolotoga-Talaga, Long Beach Poly Volleyball Long Beach Poly sophomore Cedra Saolotoga-Talaga turned in a superstar performance in […]
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team came home to George Allen Field on Thursday night looking for more offense, but they found heartbreak as visiting UCF scored in the 90th minute to steal a 2-1 victory. “It’s obviously very disappointing to not take that into overtime,” LBSU coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. “But these are […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’ll be a throwback clash between two former public school powerhouses Friday night as Lakewood hosts Edison at John Ford Stadium. The teams haven’t played since 2009 when the […]