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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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SHOOL Daniel Mariscal, Long Beach Poly Baseball It was a deuces wild game for Poly catcher Daniel Mariscal in a 4-1 win over Millikan last week, which kept Poly in first place. Mariscal had two doubles, two […]

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Moore League Adds Beach Volleyball As New Sport

Mike Guardabascio

For just the second time in the last 30 years, the Moore League has added another sport with the introduction of beach volleyball this Spring. Long Beach Poly, Wilson, Lakewood, and Millikan are participating in the inaugural season, with rotating matches taking place at LBCC on the Vikings’ brand new world-class beach volleyball pits. “It’s […]

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Boys’ Golf: Millikan Ends Wilson Moore League Winning Streak

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. For the first time in 19 seasons, the Wilson boys’ golf team has suffered a Moore League defeat. Millikan beat Wilson 197-205 on Tuesday at El Dorado Golf Course […]