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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Millikan and Long Beach Poly’s girls’ tennis teams both won their playoff openers on Tuesday, as they hosted CIF-SS Wild Card matches. The Rams defeated Fullerton 10-8 in Division 3 and will advance to face Whitney in the first round on Wednesday. Long Beach Poly took down St. Joseph 15-3 in Division 4 to advance […]

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The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood Lancers are under the new leadership of Head Coach Khaled Bouali, who will be assisted by Lakewood alumnus Mitchell Bowman. Bowman was with the team […]

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VIDEO: Cabrillo vs. Jordan, Boys’ Basketball

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The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation.