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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The Aquatic Capital of America held its third annual Hall of Fame banquet last week, on the deck at the Pete Archer Rowing Center. The ACOA inducted 14 worthy athletes in a star-studded event hosted by five-time Olympian and Long Beach legend Tony Azevedo. “Growing up in Long Beach, I knew we were a hotbed […]

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Long Beach Poly Alum Jordan Bell Is An NBA Champion

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When Jordan Bell’s draft rights were acquired by the Golden State Warriors last summer, talk immediately began about the possibility of the former Long Beach Poly star winning an NBA title in his rookie season. On Friday night that’s exactly what happened as the Warriors completed an NBA Finals sweep of LeBron James and the […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Jack Brown, Millikan Cross Country Millikan’s Jack Brown was the top Long Beach runner in the boys’ CIF-SS […]