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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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. We’ve got a bonus gallery from the 605 All-Star Game, taken by student interns Eddie Becker, Emmie Chun, Ki’ele Ho-Ching, Kayla Jackson and Avery Peck.

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The Bosco Winter Classic begins this afternoon at St. John Bosco High, where Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony, and Compton will all compete all week. We’ll have daily coverage from the tournament, follow 562sports on Twitter for live updates.