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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Boys’ Basketball: Compton Tops Millikan On Opening Night

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A highly anticipated Moore League opener between Compton and Millikan proved that CPT might be the top challenger to Long Beach Poly’s throne this year. The Tarbabes used a balanced attack with point guard Reggie Trimble and big man Jabari Steward to keep the Rams on their heels in a 68-56 victory. Steward is a […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs Lakewood Basketball

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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial

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Long Beach Schools, Sports Officially Closed Until Summer

Mike Guardabascio

The final domino left standing in the 2019-20 school year and sports season fell last week, with the Long Beach Unified School District’s announcement that campuses would remain closed through June 11, and the subsequent announcement that the CIF State office was canceling the remainder of the high school sports schedule. “I’m making an announcement […]