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 season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of cross country and track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial. With the three top-ranked programs in the CIF Southern Section’s top division as well as in the state, the Long Beach boys’ track […]

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Over the summer Millikan’s Hailey Stoskopf spent her time working at a golf camp at Recreation Park Golf Course. When she wasn’t working, she was on the course honing her craft and playing a lot of golf. So, when the final day of play ended up being at Recreation Park – she felt confident that […]

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COLUMN: Reflecting on Another ‘End’ In Son’s Baseball Career

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By Daniel C. DeCarlo Note: Dan DeCarlo is a boardmember of the562’s non-profit and a Long Beach baseball dad. I have always said I hate ends. My son plays baseball for the University of Washington and Saturday was senior day. Sam has been playing baseball since he was four: he played youth ball at Long […]