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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PREVIEW: Lakewood Football vs. Camarillo

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The Lakewood Lancers (1-4, 1-1) are taking a break from Moore League play this week with a trip to Camarillo. “We’ve let some game get away from us so we are focusing on cleaning up the mistakes that caused that,” Lakewood coach Mike Christensen said. “Camarillo is solid in all phases. There is a reason […]

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CIF Boys’ Soccer: Wilson, Millikan, Poly, Cabrillo, Lakewood, St. Anthony Start Playoffs This Week

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Long Beach is sending six boys’ soccer teams to the CIF Southern Section playoffs this week, and all of the Moore League teams will be on the road against league champions. The first round is Friday. Most games will be at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. Division 1 Despite winning the Moore League championship for […]

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Football Long Beach Poly

Long Beach Poly Earns MaxPreps National Ranking

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The Long Beach Poly football team is off to its best start to […]