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.
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Girls’ Water Polo: Millikan Beats Cabrillo in Moore League Showcase

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The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. With the Moore League Girls’ Water Polo Showcase taking place on the Westside, Cabrillo was the first team in the water on Tuesday. The Westsiders took on […]

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Long Beach Boys’ Basketball Preview 2021-22

Mike Guardabascio

Last basketball season was a tumultuous one for Long Beach and much of the rest of Southern California. Long Beach high school teams launched their seasons on less than two weeks notice, some of them after just a handful of practices following a summer and fall without the typical practice games. This year, coaches at […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Sydney Ross, Wilson Basketball Sophomore Sydney Ross provided the defensive spark that Wilson needed in a CIF-SS Division 3A semifinal win over West Covina on Saturday. Ross had eight points but provided excellent ball pressure in shutting […]