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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Long Beach Poly Boys’ Water Polo Seeded No. 3 in State Playoffs

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team didn’t get much time to enjoy their historic CIF-SS Division 4 championship–the school’s first in the sport since 1929. Less than 24 hours later, the Jackrabbits are back preparing […]

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Long Beach Football Schedule, Week 11

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Find out where and when your favorite football team is playing in the last week of the regular season. Avalon vs. La Verne Lutheran Cabrillo @ Lakewood Compton @ Wilson Millikan @ Jordan LBCC @ Moorpark (Sat. 6 p.m.) BYE: Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony

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Boys’ Basketball CIF-SS Brackets Announced

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Mike Guardabascio The CIF Southern Section boys’ basketball brackets were released on Sunday afternoon, with five Long Beach teams making the postseason. St. Anthony, Jordan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, and Wilson will all compete in games starting on Wednesday, with the Moore League champion Panthers hosting the only home game in Long Beach that night. […]