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.
The first week of Moore League boys’ soccer is over after a few surprising results. Cabrillo 2, Lakewood 0 The Jaguars (10-0-2, 1-0-0) opened league play with a shutout victory at home. Senior Brayan Valenzuela (21’) and sophomore Arnold Giron (42’) took advantage of Lakewood miscues to score both goals, while the Jaguars outshot the […]
In light of the weeks-long suspension of high school sports in Long Beach due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we’re launching the inaugural The562.org Long Beach High School Smash Tournament this weekend. The Smash Brothers tournament will be free of charge and open to any and all LBUSD high school students who want […]
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson Bruins outperformed the Cabrillo Jaguars in all facets of the game, dominating 57-7 for their first Moore League win on the field. “It feels really good to […]