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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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.

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Without their best player and a slew of other injuries, St. Anthony’s Del Rey League game at Mary Star of the Sea on Friday was an opportunity for other Saints to step up. While the game didn’t go exactly as planned, the Saints (5-3, 2-0) won their fifth straight with a 37-14 victory over the […]

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Girls’ Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Wins Five Set Classic With Lakewood

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The match has been circled on calendars all over town since the Moore League girls’ volleyball schedule dropped: Long Beach Poly and Lakewood. The two best programs in the league went toe to toe on Wednesday afternoon in the Ron Palmer Pavilion at Poly, with the Jackrabbits prevailing in a five-set classic, 25-20, 25-27, 25-21, […]