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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Under head coach Carl Buggs, Long Beach Poly’s girls’ basketball team has always been known for great defense and toughness. Both were on full display during a master class victory over Harvard-Westlake in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals on Wednesday evening in the Wolverines’ gym. Poly clamped down on a potent H-W attack […]

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LIVE UPDATES: Lakewood vs. Wilson, Boys’ Soccer

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Refresh the page to see the latest updates! We’re at Long Beach City College tonight for a Moore League boys’ soccer match between Lakewood and Wilson. Kickoff is scheduled […]

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PHOTOS: Wilson Honors Kobe Jackson In Win Over Coronado

Tracey Roman

All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The Wilson boys’ water polo team beat Coronado 21-5 on Saturday at Belmont Pool. The Bruins had ‘KJ’ on their arms in honor of Kobe Jackson.