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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Swimming: Wilson Boys, Poly Girls Win At Moore League Dual Meet

Mike Guardabascio

California’s longest league championship streak appears to be safe. The Wilson boys’ swimming team topped Long Beach Poly at last week’s dual meet by a margin of 98-72 in front of a packed crowd in Wilson’s Pete Archer Aquatics Center. The Bruins have won every Moore League boys’ swim title since 1973, a run of […]

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Football Long Beach Poly

Long Beach Poly All-American Tyson Ruffins Signs With Nevada

Mike Guardabascio

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. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. After a lengthy recruitment process, Long Beach Poly All-American Tyson Ruffins signed with […]

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Millikan Soccer Wilson

Wilson Girls’ Soccer Takes Over First Place In Moore League

JJ Fiddler

Early goals and superior organization helped Wilson girls’ soccer take down visiting Millikan on Tuesday night. The 2-1 victory moved the Bruins to the top of the Moore League standings ahead of the second-place Rams. Senior captain Kristin Berry gave Wilson (12-3-3, 8-1) the lead in the third minute, and sophomore Amaya Stewart doubled the […]