Mike Guardabascio
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.
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Regardless of the sport or which level it’s played on, typically any game with a championship on the line will be an intense one. Friday night’s regular season finale between Long Beach City College and Southwest LA’s men’s basketball teams certainly broke the mold in that regard. Against an opponent playing an NBA All-Star Game […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly Video

VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Esperanza, Girls’ Basketball

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CIF Girls’ Basketball Championship: Long Beach Poly vs. Esperanza Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball hosted the 2021 CIF-SS Division 1 championship game at the Ron Palmer Pavilion, taking on visiting Esperanza. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, […]

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Long Beach Poly Track & Field Wilson

Track: Long Beach Poly Boys, Wilson Girls Win Moore League Titles Ahead Of Individual Finals Next Week

Eli Aquino

The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly and Wilson share the longest-standing rivalry in the city, but […]