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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More Than 30 Long Beach Entries Headed to CIF State Track Finals

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. More than 30 Long Beach entries are headed north at the end of the week for the CIF State Track and Field Finals, as 15 Wilson Bruins, 14 Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits and a pair of Lakewood Lancer entrants […]

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The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week

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Congratulations to this week’s College Athlete of the Week honorees! Ashley Coleman, Long Beach State Softball Coleman threw a no-hitter against Loyola Marymount last weekend, earning Big West Player of the Week honors as she allowed just one base-runner on a walk. It was the 31st no-hitter in scool history. Herman Day, Long Beach State […]

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CIF Track: Wilson’s  Rachel Glenn Is Golden Girl Once Again

Mike Guardabascio

Across the state of California, there aren’t many athletes with the starpower of Wilson junior Rachel Glenn, who continued to write her golden legacy at Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 1 Track & Field championships with another three gold medals. Glenn won championships in the Division 1 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, and the high jump, and event […]