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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Football: Lakewood Reclaims Milk Bucket Trophy From Mayfair

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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s been a dry decade, but the milk is flowing again at Lakewood High School. Eleven years after the Lancers’ last win over rival Mayfair, Lakewood defeated the Monsoons on Friday to reclaim the city’s iconic Milk Bucket trophy. Lakewood got an […]

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CIF Football: Long Beach Poly Locks Down Cypress, Headed to Championship Game

Mike Guardabascio

The season started with a sour note for the Long Beach Poly football team, but the Jackrabbits will have a chance to end it with a celebratory symphony. After starting the year 1-3, Poly has gotten better every week. Thanks to a dominant win in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 semifinals, the Jackrabbits will […]

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Long Beach Football Previews, Week Seven

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

We’ve got previews of all of this week’s games to get you ready for the Friday night lights! Come back tonight for live updates Wilson vs. Long Beach Poly Lakewood vs. Millikan St. Anthony vs. Harvard-Westlake Jordan vs. Compton LBCC vs. Cerritos (Saturday, 6 p.m.) Avalon vs Flintridge Prep Football: Chemistry Key For Wilson Offensive […]