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 Softball: Wilson Beats Kennedy In Wild Card

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Wilson softball went on the road for the wild card round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs on Tuesday and came home with an 8-4 victory. The Bruins will visit top-seed Camarillo in the first round on Thursday. Wilson pitcher Hailey Houston had three hits and scored three runs for her team. Support […]

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Football: Wilson Clinches Share of Moore League Title With Win Over Jordan

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The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Ahead of Friday […]

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Long Beach Clears Basketball, Other Indoor Sports to Resume

Mike Guardabascio

After months of waiting for good news, Long Beach’s high school basketball, volleyball, wrestling and badminton coaches got the call they were waiting for on Thursday afternoon. The city’s health department has officially greenlit the return of youth indoor sports, provided that teams and athletes are testing as required by the California Department of Public […]