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.
Boys’ Basketball Bishop Montgomery 65, St. Anthony 50 >> There was plenty of hype around the Saints’ big Del Rel League game against Bishop Montgomery, and the Jack Errion Gymnasium was jumping with a near-sellout crowd. In the end, the Saints didn’t have the depth to finish the game after trailing by just six points […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. We’re talking about what the Long Beach Poly win at Mission Viejo means for the Jackrabbits program and the CIF Southern Section playoffs.
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.