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 football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1948. After an 0-4 start against a difficult non-league schedule, the St. Anthony Saints hit the win column on Friday night at Brentwood School, emerging with […]
St. Anthony girls’ volleyball is two years removed from their first CIF championship since 1988 when they took the Division 7 crown, but the Saints still have some players on this team that helped St. Anthony secure the eighth CIF plaque in school history. Junior captain Isabella Bareford has been the key to St. Anthony […]