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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

Dsc 0114
Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Volleyball Wilson

CIF Volleyball: St. Anthony Sweeps, Moore League Eliminated

Mike Guardabascio

It was a tough day for fans of Long Beach high school boys’ volleyball, as the entire Moore League was eliminated in the first round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs. The silver lining was St. Anthony–the Saints are seeded No. 2 in Division 4 and they looked ready to make a championship push on […]

Img 8013
Football LB In NFL Long Beach Poly Track & Field

Long Beach Poly Dedicates Don Norford Track on Coach Don Norford Day in Long Beach

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Generations of Jackrabbits returned home to Long Beach Poly last Saturday to honor one of the school’s most successful and iconic coaches.  Don Norford, or “Papa Don” to those who know him best, spent nearly four decades coaching athletes in the Poly track & field […]

Dsc 9263
Cabrillo Compton Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan Track & Field Wilson

Long Beach Stars Shine At Moore League Track & Field Finals

Mike Guardabascio

The Moore League Track and Field Finals were a lengthy affair on Thursday, so there was a spotlight on the finish line by the time they concluded. As it turned out, that was a fitting image, as the city’s best athletes deserved the Hollywood treatment. The Long Beach Poly and Wilson boys’ 4×400 relay was […]