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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Coaching through the heartbreak of losing his father this season, St. Anthony boys’ basketball coach Alan Mitchell has his Saints on the brink of history. They’ll be facing Rolling Hills Prep in the Division 2AA final at Azusa Pacific tonight at 8 p.m. as part of an SA championship doubleheader, with the girls’ team facing […]

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ARTICLE & VIDEO BY TYLER HENDRICKSON A pair of key turnovers left Lakewood (0-2) wondering what might have been against rival Mayfair (3-0) on Friday night, as the visiting Monsoons spoiled Lakewood’s home opener with a 20-6 victory, retaining the Milk Bucket trophy. “(Tonight) was good for us as just our second game together as […]

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Cabrillo Golf Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Wilson

Long Beach High School Girls’ Golf Preview 

Aidan Currie

The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2024 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. Wilson has been the dominant force of Moore League girls’ golf since its inception as a league sport in 2002. The Bruins have been crowned outright league champions all but twice—Poly won outright in 2008 and tied with […]