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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We’ll have live updates from tonight’s Moore League boys’ soccer showdown between Long Beach Poly and Wilson. Kickoff is scheduled for 5pm. We are also covering Poly and Compton boys’ basketball at 630 p.m. Follow along for live updates from the game, and check back tonight for full coverage! Click here if you can’t see […]

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VIDEO: Compton vs. Millikan, Football

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The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law.