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. Friday night’s regular season finale at DeHaven Stadium is setting up to be a coronation for the host Millikan Rams, as they look to finish off the program’s second outright Moore League championship since 1957. The last time Milikan sat alone […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Moore League coaching vet Duane Haldeman is coaching the Bruins’ inaugural team, and he’s got the youngest roster in the league. Sixteen of the 22 players in the Bruins’ program to start the year are freshman, and many of them are […]