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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PREVIEW: Lakewood Football vs. Camarillo

JJ Fiddler

The Lakewood Lancers (1-4, 1-1) are taking a break from Moore League play this week with a trip to Camarillo. “We’ve let some game get away from us so we are focusing on cleaning up the mistakes that caused that,” Lakewood coach Mike Christensen said. “Camarillo is solid in all phases. There is a reason […]

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Basketball Millikan Wilson

Girls’ Basketball: Millikan Stays In First With Win Over Wilson

Mike Guardabascio

STORY AND VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Looking to keep her team unbeaten, Millikan sophomore Allison Crawford notched her tenth double-double of the season and her sixth in a row. With 34 points and 18 rebounds, Crawford took care of business as the Rams withstood a late comeback attempt to defeat Long Beach Wilson 81-73 Monday […]

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Long Beach High School Girls’ Tennis Preview

Matt Simon

The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of Long Beach tennis is sponsored by the Long Beach State Tennis Boosters. With the start of the tennis season coming up, we took a trip around Long Beach to check in with […]