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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

Screenshot 2025 02 14 At 11.01.02 pm
Basketball Cabrillo

VIDEO: Cabrillo vs. Valencia, CIF Boys’ Basketball

Eli Aquino

The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.

ERbyYD U8AACdMu
Basketball Wilson

CIF Basketball: Wilson Headed To First Final Since 2000

Mike Guardabascio

STORY AND VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Since the CIF-SS playoffs began, Wilson girls basketball coach Erin Carey has said that the Bruins had something to prove after a disappointing season and getting no love in the preseason polls. Even after dominating wins in the first three rounds of the playoffs, Carey continued to say that […]

I 42X7wfg XL
Basketball Long Beach State

PREVIEW: Long Beach State In Big West Championship Game

JJ Fiddler

A trip to the NCAA Tournament is on the line tonight at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada when Long Beach State takes on Cal State Fullerton in the Big West Conference Tournament championship game. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. and it will be on ESPN2. The No. 1 seeded Beach took down CSU […]