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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CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Crossroads In Playoff Opener

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly’s boys’ basketball team has had some ups and downs this season, and they helped prepare the Jackrabbits for their CIF-SS Division 1 playoff opener at home Wednesday night against Crossroads. The Jackrabbits lost their lead in the fourth quarter but battled back in an impressive win, 66-60. Poly will be on the […]

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The562 Welcomes Journalism Students Matt Fields, Spencer Frank to the Team

Tyler Hendrickson

The562 is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to our team, with Matt Fields and Spencer Frank both joining the organization in an internship role. Both Fields and Frank are seniors in the Long Beach State journalism department and will be assisting The562 in various ways over the next few months. Founders […]

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Long Beach Poly Gets New Weight Room Courtesy of Ekeler Foundation, Casey, Smith-Schuster

Mike Guardabascio

Any first-time visitor to the Long Beach Poly weight room over the last few decades has had the same basic reaction: “All those athletes came out of *here*?” Indeed, despite having produced more NFL players than any other high school in the nation, Poly’s weight room was a dump, with outdated equipment that prevented even […]