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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The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. When the CIF State SoCal regional bracket was released on Sunday, the Millikan girls water polo team had one thing on their mind: Redemption.  The Rams’ […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs Compton Girls’ Basketball

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VIDEO BY MATT SIMON High School Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly vs Compton For full coverage visit the562.org

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Baseball: Kennard’s Three-Run Homer Anchors Millikan Past Arlington at Blair

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The Millikan baseball team picked up a big non-league win over Arlington on Monday, riding a three-run home run to deep left field in the bottom of the third inning from senior Xavier Kennard en route to […]