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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The Lakewood boys’ basketball team continued its run through the CIF Southern Section Division 3AA playoffs on Friday night at home, taking down Eastside 71-61. The Lancers will visit Aquinas for a quarterfinal game on Tuesday. Lakewood was led by Jalen Shores’ 26 points, as well as 15 from Mason Pacheco and 14 apiece from […]

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PREVIEW: Wilson at Dana Hills, Football

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson has a chance to pick up its first win of the year tonight at Dana Hills where kickoff is scheduled for 7. The Bruins (0-1) struggled to move the ball last week in a loss at Redondo Union where they […]