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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Lacrosse: Wilson Girls Fall to Downey in Senior Night Thriller

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It was a back-and-forth battle Tuesday night as Wilson and Downey battled in a Moore League girls’ lacrosse clash.  After Downey stormed out to a 3-0 lead, Wilson clawed their way back to tie the game at 3 after the first […]

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PODCAST: Long Beach Football CIF Playoff Previews

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This week on the podcast Mike & JJ are discussing the Long Beach football teams in the CIF playoffs, Long Beach State basketball and their season previews plus much more! 03:00 Question O’ The Week: What is the biggest CIF Playoff game in Long Beach? 08:30 Athletes O’ The Week 14:00 Athlete O’ The Month […]