We’ve got a gallery of great shots taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.
Author: Mike Guardabascio
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.
Girls’ Wrestling: Millikan Finishes Eighth
The Millikan girls wrestling team finished eighth as a team at the CIF State meet, with 47 total points (Selma won the championship with 142 points). Junior Sierra Adams-Gregory finished third in the 189-pound weight class, Stephany Arriaga was 7th in the 137-pound and Liz Mata was eighth in the 101-pound.
Long Beach State Women Battle Into Big West Tournament
From December 8th to February 7th, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team did not win a single game, dropping 12 straight and sinking to the basement of the Big West standings. A road win against CSU Northridge on February 8th proved to the team they could play with anyone in the conference, and they […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. CSUN Women’s Basketball
We’ve got some great shots from the 49ers’ victory taken by Stephen Dachman.
LBCC Volleyball Still Tops In State After Dominant Sweep
The Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team continued its tear through the state of California this week, including a dominant sweep of Santa Barbara City on Friday evening in the Vikings’ volleyball gym. LBCC remained undefeated at 12-0 with the win, and remains the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in California after the 25-13, 25-17, […]
PHOTOS: No. 1 Long Beach City College Volleyball Sweeps Santa Barbara
We’ve got some great photos from the match taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.
LBCC Football Alum Bryan Braman Returns As Super Bowl Champion
LBCC alum Bryan Braman fulfilled a lifelong dream last month when he won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles, completing a journey from struggling Vikings student to the peak of the football world. Braman literally sealed the game for the Eagles, making the final tackle of the game and setting off the team’s celebration. […]
VIDEO: Bryan Braman Speaks At LBCC
The LBCC alum and Super Bowl champ shared some words of wisdom.
Long Beach State Basketball Wins Thriller
The 49ers needed something special to happen after losing five of their last six games, and Deishuan Booker delivered with a full-court buzzer-beating layup run that gave them a 70-69 win over UC Santa Barbara on the road. Booker had a career-best 20 points, sharing the scoring lead with senior Gabe Levin, who had 20 […]
The562.org’s Print Home Will Be The Grunion Gazette
When we first started working on building The562.org we were excited about creating a world-class website that will feature all the videos, articles, and photo galleries our readers have come to expect from us over the last decade. But we also thought about those special moments when parents get to see their kids’ names in […]