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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LIVE UPDATES: Jordan vs. Sage Hill, CIF Boys’ Basketball Championship

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The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Refresh the page to see the latest score updates! We’ll have all of the updates from Jordan and Sage Hill in the CIF Southern Section Division 4A championship game today at Edison High. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. Click here to read our […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

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Thursday was a historically great day for Long Beach playoff teams, as they went 8-2 to advance to the next round. Today, three teams will try to make it to the playoffs’ second week. Boys’ Basketball Division 4AA: Wilson vs. St. Monica Prep, 7 p.m. Division 4A: Jordan at Liberty, 7 p.m. Girls’ Soccer Division […]