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.
The Lakewood Lancers suffered an inauspicious start to the season with a 56-7 loss to visiting Camarillo on Friday night. “First of all, they’re a really good football team,” Lakewood first-year coach Scott Meyer said of Camarillo. “It’s a program that’s won a championship and went to the semifinals last year. They know how to […]
The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The Cabrillo Jaguars (1-1) are looking to rebound after last week’s home opening loss to Carpinteria. Looking to stay in the positive and as far away from Murphy’s Law as possible, Cabrillo faces Verbum Dei, Los Angeles (0-1). Self-inflicted wounds hurt the Jaguars last […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. All things considered, Wilson’s first game under new coach Travis Clark couldn’t have gone much better. The Bruins showed dynamic playmaking ability throughout their dominant 27-0 win […]
