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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Long Beach Poly football transfer Madden Iamaleava has been ruled ineligible with the Jackrabbits by the CIF Southern Section, according to the CIF-SS website. In a decision dated Friday but posted to the CIF-SS website Monday, Iamaleava’s status is listed as “denied” with the note “Denied athletic eligibility in all sports at Poly/Long Beach or […]

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Long Beach Poly Football Adds Bishop Gorman, Finalizes 2023 Schedule

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. UPDATE: Long Beach Poly football has finalized its last game of […]

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Boys’ Cross Country: Millikan’s Parra Wins at El Dorado, Poly Takes Team Victory

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All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Wednesday’s cross country meet at El Dorado was the first conventional Moore League meet for Millikan sophomore Jason Parra. The young phenom made himself known with an impressive freshman campaign amidst unusual circumstances last school year, […]