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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Basketball Millikan

CIF State Basketball: Millikan Falls to Valley Torah

Mike Guardabascio

A historic run by the Millikan boys’ basketball team came to an end late Saturday night in the Howard Lyon Gymnasium, as the Rams weren’t able to overcome a scrappy Valley Torah team. Millikan led by as many as 10 points early in the game, but the Wolfpack’s shooting and hustle won the day as […]

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Cabrillo Golf Lakewood Millikan

Boys’ Golf: Millikan Off To Hot Start In Moore League

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The Millikan boys’ golf team is already 2-0 in Moore League play after a pair of notable victories this week. On […]

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Football Lakewood

PREVIEW: Lakewood vs. Redondo Union, CIF Football

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood and Redondo Union High Schools are separated by 20 miles, mostly on Interstate 405, but these two football programs have taken very different roads to the CIF Southern Section Division 8 quarterfinals. After a slow start to this season, Lakewood (6-5) has […]