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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CIF Flag Football: Late Touchdown Lifts Millikan Past Valencia In Round One

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Facing 4th & Goal at their opponents’ eight-yard line, the Millikan Rams had their playoff lives in the balance on Tuesday evening at DeHaven Stadium. Trailing by a score against Valencia (Placentia), the Rams used a timeout with […]

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LB NFL: Jayon Brown And The Power Of Patience

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In another world, Jayon Brown might not be a Long Beach Poly alum. Brown exhibited something often lacking in high school athletes: patience. The second-year Titans linebacker didn’t start as a Jackrabbit until his senior year of high school, and ended up signing with UCLA after being lightly recruited. He didn’t start for the Bruins […]

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LIVE UPDATES: St. Anthony vs. San Pedro, Jordan vs. Kennedy

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We’ll have live updates from the return of high school football tonight at 7 p.m. as Jordan hosts Kennedy and St. Anthony hosts San Pedro. CLICK HERE for our previews of the games. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org