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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Baseball: Wilson’s Five-Run First Inning Keys Win Over Long Beach Poly

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The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, and Lakewood baseball boosters. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson Bruins (17-7, 10-0) took another big step toward a Moore League championship […]

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Long Beach All-City Athletes Of The Year

Mike Guardabascio

Presenting our list of the top high school athletes in Long Beach this year in every sport. Come back over the next week for more awards like Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Long Beach Spirit Award, and the big reveal of our top two Athletes of the […]

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ROUNDUP: Moore League Cross Country, Heartwell Finals Meet

Mike Guardabascio

All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. There weren’t a lot of surprises at the Moore League cross country finals at Heartwell Park on Wednesday afternoon, but there was lots of great racing. Millikan’s Jason Parra and Poly’s Camille Lindsay brought home the […]