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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Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball often plays the first match of the day at the Steve Lewis Volleyfest, and the Jackrabbits often come out looking a little sleepy. Poly faced a tough St. Joseph team on Saturday afternoon and needed a set to shake the cobwebs off before dialing in to win a thriller with […]

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CIF Baseball: Long Beach Poly Walks Off Mayfair on Carey’s Big Day

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The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood and Wilson baseball boosters. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. A main storyline from the 2025 Long Beach Poly baseball season has been the Jackrabbits’ lack of a true home field. And while Gwynn Family Field remains […]

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Hidden History: The Long Beach Chiefs and Al Brightman

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This article is Hidden History, an occasional series examining teams or players lost in time in Long Beach. A number of professional basketball teams have given it a go in Long Beach, but perhaps none with a story as interesting as the Long Beach Chiefs, whose brief stay here in the 1962-63 season produced some […]