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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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Friday night’s game between Millikan and Downey looked more like a game of Madden, where defense was optional and offense was inevitable.  The teams combined to score an astonishing 137 points, with the visiting Vikings emerging with a 69-68 victory thanks […]

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