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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Football: Long Beach Poly Transfers Listed As ‘Under Review’ by CIF-SS

Mike Guardabascio

A third Moore League football program is coming under the scrutiny of the CIF Southern Section office, as six Long Beach Poly football transfers are now listed on the CIF-SS’ transfer page as “Under Review.” That’s the designation that had been listed for Millikan and Compton players in recent weeks before they were ultimately denied […]

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2025 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: Beach Volleyball Double: No. 2 Long Beach Poly & Wilson Both Win CIF-SS Championships

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The 2025 CIF-SS Beach Volleyball Championships had the feel of a […]

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Long Beach Poly Boys’ Soccer Preview

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. After a pair of Moore League championships in 2020 and 2021, it’s been a few frustrating years of falling short for the Long Beach Poly boys’ soccer team. The Jackrabbits were 13-4-3 overall last year but finished second in the league to Millikan. This year […]