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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New coach Joseph Gaerttner is building from the ground up with Compton girls’ soccer. His training sessions have been focusing on the fundamentals while his team prepares for the start of the Moore League at Jordan on Dec. 7. “I’ve been having them do dribbling, trapping and we haven’t really even shot much yet,” Gaerttner […]

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VIDEO: Millikan vs. Lakewood, Boys’ Soccer

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The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. CLICK HERE IF YOU CAN’T SEE VIDEO