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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CIF Flag Football: Late Touchdown Lifts Millikan Past Valencia In Round One

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Facing 4th & Goal at their opponents’ eight-yard line, the Millikan Rams had their playoff lives in the balance on Tuesday evening at DeHaven Stadium. Trailing by a score against Valencia (Placentia), the Rams used a timeout with […]

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CIF Softball: Long Beach Poly Makes History with First CIF Softball Win in Program History

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly. 1600 Atlantic. Home of Scholars and Champions — with an emphasis on champions. The historic school was the first high school in the city, founded in 1895. Since CIF’s founding in 1914, the Jackrabbits have won 133 titles. That was until today. […]

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Boys’ Soccer Preview: Millikan Rams

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In the 38 seasons that Rod Petkovic has been coaching the Millikan boys’ soccer team, few Moore League programs have shown more consistency. Under Petkovic, the program’s first and only soccer coach to date, the Rams haven’t lost the league title in back-to-back years since 2004-5, and that was the first time they’d lost it […]