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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Long Beach Poly’s girls’ tennis team went on the road and defeated host El Monte 15-3 in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoffs last Friday. The Jackrabbits advanced to Monday’s quarterfinal round, which will see Poly host Carpinteria at 2 p.m. on campus. If Poly can advance past Monday’s quarterfinal […]

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Girls’ Basketball CIF-SS Brackets Announced

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The CIF Southern Section girls’ basketball brackets were released on Sunday afternoon, with four Long Beach teams making the postseason. Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, Wilson, and Jordan will all compete in games starting on Thursday, with the Moore League champion Jackrabbits and the Lancers both hosting home games that night. Teams that advance would play […]

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VIDEO: Wilson vs. Millikan, Baseball

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The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009