Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors 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.
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The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. Wednesday was a good day for the Wilson Bruins, who swept the two varsity races at the El Dorado Park Moore League Cluster Meet. Seniors Tommy Pincherli and Nadia Mejia won the boys’ and girls’ races, respectively, with the […]

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Boys’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly Wins Wild Game Against Wilson

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The last Moore League boys’ soccer game of the calendar year was the most unpredictable of this season. Long Beach Poly hosted Wilson on Wednesday night during a heavy rainstorm. The […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach State Volleyball Sweeps CSUN

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team continues to roll as the Beach try to track down a Big West title. They’re currently alone in second place behind UCSB after sweeps of CSUN and Bakersfield this weekend. The […]