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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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 Joy Anderson, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly senior Joy Anderson led the Jackrabbits to their 199th […]

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Boys’ Basketball: Jordan Can’t Overcome Slow Start in Loss to St. John Bosco

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The Jordan Panthers needed to play a near-perfect ballgame on Wednesday night on Ron Massey Court if they were going to knock off one of the section’s best teams in St. John Bosco. The Panthers fell short of perfection in the first half, but looked a lot better over the final 16 minutes as they […]

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Boys’ Water Polo: Long Beach Poly Puts Jordan Away

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