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 Dirtbags Baseball for the 2024 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Friday was a special moment for the Long Beach baseball community. Not only did Long Beach State Dirtbags ace Myles Patton and UC San Diego pitcher Anthony Eyanson renew their high school rivalry as graduates of Millikan and […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. For the second straight night, the Lakewood Lancers […]
The No. 2-seeded St. Anthony boys’ volleyball team didn’t have an easy time on the road against Campbell Hall in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. The Saints dug deep after falling behind 2-1 and came back to win 17-25, 25-19, 26-28, 25-22, 15-12. St. Anthony will host Perris on Saturday in […]