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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Basketball: St. Anthony Sets Up Title Showdown With Serra Win

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St. Anthony was fresh off a stinging loss to Bishop Mongtomery, and in need of a victory against Serra to set up a Del Rey League championship game at St. Bernard’s on Friday evening. The Saints delivered at home on Senior Night with a 78-69 win. “Today was a step in the right direction,” said […]

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LBUSD Closed For Summer, Evaluating 2020-21 Sports Plans

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The Long Beach Unified School District announced last week that in-person graduation ceremonies are officially off for the class of 2020, and that summer school and other programs will not take place on physical campuses this summer, with a few limited exceptions. There had been some hope of a delayed in-person graduation ceremony, but with […]

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Three More Long Beach Poly Alums Sign With NFL Teams

Mike Guardabascio

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 is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. Alex Austin was the only Jackrabbit selected in the NFL Draft, but three […]