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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Long Beach High School Girls’ Golf Preview 

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2024 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. Wilson has been the dominant force of Moore League girls’ golf since its inception as a league sport in 2002. The Bruins have been crowned outright league champions all but twice—Poly won outright in 2008 and tied with […]

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New State Guidelines Open Path For Football, Baseball, Soccer, Other Sports

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Athletes, coaches, and families hoping for a return of football and many other high school sports got a huge boost on Friday with the release of new youth sports guidelines from the California Department of Public Health. In keeping with recent decisions by the state to remove “tier” considerations for the re-opening elementary schools in […]

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Volleyball: Lakewood/Molten Classic Finals Schedule Set For Top Long Beach Teams

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The562’s coverage of volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty-May Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The schedule has been set for the finals of the Tae Kim Lakewood/Molten Classic this weekend, with the top five teams in the Moore League all competing for some kind of championship. Division 1 (Artesia High) […]