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’s JuJu Smith-Schuster Headed to Super Bowl LVII

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When Super Bowl LVII arrives on Feb. 12, it will be a special moment for one of Long Beach’s biggest football stars. After the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday evening, it sent Long Beach Poly’s JuJu Smith-Schuster to the big game for the first time in his NFL career. Unfortunately, Smith-Schuster […]

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Football: LBCC Wins Overtime Thriller With Bakersfield

Matt Simon

The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. In a low-scoring game mistakes are amplified and every possession counts.  That was no different Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium as Long Beach City College found themselves in a defensive slugfest against Bakersfield in a must-win game.  After a furious two-minute […]

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PREVIEW: Compton vs. Santa Monica Football

JJ Fiddler

Compton is trying to start its season 2-0 for the first time in eight years after beating Compton Centennial last week. The Tarbabes (1-0) are hosting Santa Monica tonight at 7 p.m. “It’s always good to start 1-0 without playing a scrimmage,” Compton coach Calvin Bryant said. “We have to be focused on protecting the […]