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. After only scoring seven points in a low scoring football game last week, St. Anthony left plenty of questions to answer about their offense. Jasiah […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Last season, the Millikan Rams had a strong senior core leading the way, giving the Rams both experience and chemistry in the pool. After saying goodbye to that formidable group and saying hello to a brand new head coach, things […]
The St. Anthony Saints football team strolled onto their home field Saturday to face off against…themselves. After a long-awaited opening night, the Saints’ game against Lakewood on Friday was cancelled due to a positive COVID-19 test on the opposing side. The Saints responded by scheduling an intrasquad scrimmage to sharpen their skills and give the […]