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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Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jason Parra, Millikan Cross Country Millikan freshman Jason Parra won the boys’ Moore League cross country championship with a time of 15:06 on the three-mile course last week. Parra’s time was 10 seconds faster than the […]

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Softball: Millikan Beats Lakewood in Thriller, Wins Outright League Title

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The Millikan Rams already knew they were on track to be Moore League champions heading into Tuesday night’s rivalry game against Lakewood, but like any good rivals, the Rams weren’t interested in sharing. Instead, Millikan pulled out an exciting 7-6 win to finish off a season sweep of the Lancers and claim the program’s first […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Welcome to the562.org’s Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Randy Gonzalez, Lakewood Wrestling Randy Gonzales did his family proud and solidified his legacy as one of Lakewood’s best wrestlers last weekend with a third-place finish at the CIF State meet in the 285-pound weight class. It’s the highest finish for a Lakewood wrestler in a […]