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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LB in NFL: Training Camp Preview

Mike Guardabascio

The arrival of August means it’s officially NFL Training Camp season, and another 17 Long Beach athletes are trying to make teams this year. This Thursday and Friday see the first full week of preseason games, and then local products have another three and a half weeks to earn their way onto a team. On […]

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ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football Week 10

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

Here is our comprehensive coverage including videos and photos from the 10th week of Long Beach high school football, with just one week left in the regular season. Enjoy great coverage by Mike Guardabascio, JJ Fiddler, Stephen Dachman, Art O’Neil, John Napalan, Joseph Kling and Bobby Hauck. Long Beach Poly 53, Lakewood 18 READ MORE […]

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PREVIEW: Wilson at Compton, Football

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Compton and Wilson meet at Compton College Thursday night in a big matchup as both teams look to inch closer to being playoff eligible. Compton is 2-4 […]