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 Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lancers are looking to bounce back this week and climb back to .500 after a tough loss to Laguna Hills. In a battle for local bragging rights, Lakewood (1-2) will be facing the Mayfair Monsoons (1-2), their neighbor two miles up […]
Most high school sports programs had a relatively quiet year due to COVID-19 shutdowns, but St. Anthony boys’ soccer was busy. The Saints reached the CIF-SS quarterfinals for the first time in school history last year after replacing its head coach midseason. The school also announced plans to break ground on a new $9 million […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Refresh the page to see the latest updates! Our CIF Southern Section boys’ water polo playoffs coverage continues today as Wilson hosts Aliso Niguel in the first round of Division 1 today. Game is scheduled to start at 5 […]
