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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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The regular season finale was a microcosm of this Long Beach State women’s soccer season. They scored early, conceded late and eventually walked off the pitch with a positive outlook going forward. On Thursday at George Allen Field, LBSU scored […]

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Feature: Long Beach Poly Coach Cameron Ford’s Heart Heavy In Victory

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All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. The Long Beach Poly cross country team wore its pink jerseys for Breast Cancer Awareness month on Wednesday, and most of the team had pink strips under their eyes with “LB” written on one side and […]

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PHOTOS: Cabrillo vs. Warren, CIF Boys’ Water Polo

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The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.