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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Playoff Preview: Long Beach Poly Football

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One question was ripping around Long Beach social media after Sunday morning’s release of this year’s CIF Southern Section playoff brackets: “Division 4?!”  That is indeed where longtime power Long Beach Poly is seeded, as the No. 1 team in Division 4. The Jackrabbits will host Trabuco Hills this Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium at […]

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Long Beach Football Playoff Schedule, Quarterfinals

Mike Guardabascio

Three Moore League teams are still alive in the playoffs and we’ll be covering all three games. Here’s who’s still alive Division 2: Long Beach Poly @ Rancho Cucamonga Division 7: Wilson @ West Ranch Division 9: Lakewood vs. Highland  

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CIF Water Polo: Long Beach Poly Makes More History With Quarterfinal Win

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. There are a lot of smart, knowledgeable coaches and parents associated with the Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo program, but all of them were stumped by one question Saturday afternoon: when was the last time this […]