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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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo program continues to grow under sixth-year head coach Ish Pluton, also a Jackrabbit alum and former players. Pluton and other Poly coaches recently started a club program, the 562 Water […]

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CIF Football Championship: St. Anthony vs. Northview St. Anthony took on Northview for the CIF-SS Division 10 championship on Friday night at Covina District Field. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support […]