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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Top Moments #3: Long Beach Diving

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Four local divers from Millikan and Poly finished in the top eight at the CIF Southern Section diving championship in May. Millikan junior Jenna Sonnenberg won her second championship by setting a new CIF-SS Division 2 scoring record with a point total of 596.70 for her 11 dives. Sonnenberg won the chamionship last year with […]

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VIDEO: Moore League Boys’ Water Polo Showcase

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The top three boys’ water polo teams in Long Beach flexed their muscles on Wednesday at Cabrillo High during the annual Moore League Showcase. “It’s great to have this state of the art pool and have all the teams here to play together and see each other,” Cabrillo coach Lawrence Durand said. “Long Beach water […]

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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs Clovis Football

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.  We’ll have live updates including frequent video posts from the game tonight so come back this evening to check in on the game! There are no legit livestreams available. Long Beach Poly […]