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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LBUSD Investigating Long Beach Poly Baseball Team After Slapboxing Video

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Unified School District confirmed it is investigating a locker room slapboxing video involving the Long Beach Poly baseball team that began circulating online over the weekend.  “The safety and well-being of students and staff remains our top priority,” Poly principal Bill Salas wrote in an email to Poly baseball families and school […]

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STANDINGS: Moore League Boys’ Water Polo

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The562’s coverage of boys’ water polo is sponsored by Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Here is how the Long Beach high school boys’ water polo teams stand after two weeks of Moore League action. Wilson is currently ranked No. 14 in CIF Southern Section Division 1 poll. Long Beach Poly is No. 7 in Division 2. […]

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Long Beach Football Community Reacts Positively to Poly’s Travon Patterson Hire

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly football fans are the largest and loudest group of local sports fans in the city, and they’re never shy about expressing their opinion. Recently, Jackrabbit fans and the larger […]