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.
The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football in 2023-24 is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Long Beach Poly girls’ flag football team defeated Millikan 28-13 to remain undefeated in the Moore […]
Twenty-eight years ago, decorated Long Beach Poly football coach Jim Barnett departed 1600 Atlantic to take a job down the freeway at Trabuco Hills. Barnett led the Jackrabbits to the 1980 CIF-SS championship, ending the longest title drought in program history by winning their first ring in more than two decades. After the 1984 season, […]
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