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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The top performers from the local high schools this week–congrats to the winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Elijah Juarez, Long Beach Poly Football It was Elijah Juarez’s night to shine at Veterans Memorial Stadium last Friday as Long Beach Poly beat Millikan. Juarez was expected to get reps at fullback […]

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32 Long Beach Entries Headed to Clovis For CIF State Track Finals

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial  As expected, there will be a strong Long Beach contingent in Clovis this weekend for the CIF State Track & Field championships. A whopping 32 entries will compete in Friday’s prelims, hoping to advance to Saturday’s Finals, with individual and team glory at stake. […]

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CIF Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Dominates St. Joseph in Quarterfinal Sweep

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly junior Georgia Camandang stands just 4-foot-10. But the Jackrabbits back row and serve specialist stood much taller than that in terms of importance […]