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 1949. Saturday night’s CIF-SS Division 10 title game is a story of resilience on both sidelines. The hosts from St. Anthony started their season 0-4, and […]
There’s almost a half-century of history behind the CIF Southern Section’s championship football luncheon, which has been held for the last several years at the Grand in Long Beach. Each year, the finalists for each CIF-SS football divisional championship gather to have lunch, be celebrated by their peers, and hear a message from the program’s […]
St. Anthony softball might have the most talented roster in Long Beach, and coach Brian McCalip said his team is deeper than the squad that won the CIF title two years ago. “If the girls come together like I think they will, they can win the whole thing again,” McCalip said. St. Anthony’s incredibly talented […]
