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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Cabrillo is hitting the road for its home opener tonight at Yary Stadium where the Jaguars will face a good Bellflower team. These teams have started the season against each other since 2016 when Cabrillo pitched a shutout 19-0. Bellflower bounced back to win a nail bitter 22-19 in 2017, and then won handily 35-13 […]

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year […]