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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Scouting Report: Long Beach Poly QB/Receivers vs. Wilson Secondary

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It’s no secret that Long Beach Poly’s offense will lead with its run game, as it has for most of the team’s 100+ year history. The Jackrabbits threw it just 14 times out of 58 plays against Millikan last week, and could absolutely have a similar ration against Wilson and for the rest of the […]

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Football Photos St. Anthony

PHOTOS: St. Anthony Football Blows Out Harvard-Westlake

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The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation

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Basketball Jordan

CIF Basketball: Jordan Boys Beat Liberty, Will Host Quarterfinal

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Jordan’s quest for a boys’ basketball CIF-SS championship took another big step forward on Friday night, as the Panthers took down Liberty on the road in the Division 4A second round, 76-69. The Panthers were led by Kane Young and Franklyn Chambers, who […]