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.
It’s another Battle of the Atlantic as Long Beach Poly (5-3, 4-0) hosts Jordan (4-4, 1-4) in a battle of two teams separated by a few dozen blocks on Atlantic Ave. Poly is tearing through the Moore League at the Jackrabbits’ usual clip, having gone 4-0 and outscored opponents 204-33. Last week the Jackrabbits beat […]
A week after winning the CIF Masters championship at 189 pounds, Lakewood wrestler Saiheron Preciado-Meza finished third at the CIF State completion last weekend. Preciado-Meza finishes the season with 34 wins and only one loss, which came during the State competition in Bakersfield. Thirty of her victories came via the pin. Fellow Lakewood wrestler Zainab […]
The562’s high school baseball coverage is sponsored by Tribe Athletics. Visit TribeAthlete.com for more information on their fitness community. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. Long Beach Poly baseball faced off against Jordan at Bohl Diamond at […]