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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COLUMN: New Football Playoff System Is Gold For Moore League

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When CIF Southern Section commissioner Rob Wigod was an assistant football coach at Lakewood High, the playoff format bothered him. He felt like the Lancers were a good football team with good athletes and strong coaching–but because they were in the Moore League with Long Beach Poly, Lakewood was staked to the Division 1 playoffs, […]

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PREVIEW: Jordan vs. Peninsula, Football

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The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. The Jon Nielsen Era makes its North Side debut on Friday night as the Jordan Panthers play their home opener against Peninsula at 7 p.m. The all-Panthers matchup includes a pair of 1-0 teams. Peninsula won 26-7 over Dominguez last week at […]

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Long Beach Poly Celebrates 23 College Signees

Tyler Hendrickson

After two years of waiting, Long Beach Poly High School was finally able to hold a celebration for its yearly signing class on Monday, honoring the 23 seniors who have inked college scholarships during a celebration inside the school’s auditorium. Safety protocols did not permit on-campus gatherings during the traditional signing period, but Monday’s event […]