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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Feature: Long Beach Poly Coach Cameron Ford’s Heart Heavy In Victory

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All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. The Long Beach Poly cross country team wore its pink jerseys for Breast Cancer Awareness month on Wednesday, and most of the team had pink strips under their eyes with “LB” written on one side and […]