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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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Three minutes into Friday’s Moore League girls’ basketball title showdown, Long Beach Poly head coach Carl Buggs implored his team to calm down. Both teams had gotten off to a shaky start, and […]

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CIF Boys’ Basketball Playoff Brackets Released

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The CIF Southern Section boys’ basketball playoffs begin this week, and brackets were released on Sunday afternoon. Here’s where the local teams will be playing–come back tonight for analysis. CIF Boys’ Basketball Playoffs Division 1: Long Beach Poly BYE (plays 2/12) D1: St. Anthony vs. Alemany (Fri) D2A: Compton vs. Lynwood (Fri) D2A: Wilson @ […]