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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Mike Guardabascio 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. There aren’t any Long Beach products on the court for the […]

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Going into the weekend, Long Beach Poly was hoping to compete for a pair of team state championships. Things didn’t break the Jackrabbits’ way, but they did experience redemption and rejuvenation with a third-place finish for their girls’ team, and a fourth-place finish for their boys’ team. The night ended on a high note with […]