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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LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach High School Football Games

Mike Guardabascio

We’ll have live updates from the sideline of the the first Friday night of games, including Millikan vs. Carson, Lakewood vs. Camarillo, St. Anthony vs. Valley Christian, Cabrillo at Bellflower, and Compton at Compton Centennial. Be sure to follow our Instagram for live video at halftime. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

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 Darius Curry, Long Beach Poly Football It says something about how consistently good Colorado State commit Darius Curry […]

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Football: LBCC Wins Overtime Thriller With Bakersfield

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The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. In a low-scoring game mistakes are amplified and every possession counts.  That was no different Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium as Long Beach City College found themselves in a defensive slugfest against Bakersfield in a must-win game.  After a furious two-minute […]