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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CIF Football: Lakewood Drops Playoff Opener At King

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The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Next to nothing went right for Lakewood in its CIF Southern Section Division 7 playoff opener on Friday […]

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Compton Flag Football Preview

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The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. No matter what happens, Compton flag football will make history in 2024. It’s the Tarbabes first year in the sport after it’s debut last year, and they’ve already picked up four wins through their first six games. Coach Jason Carreras says he’s been […]

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CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL: Long Beach Poly Wants The Ship

Mike Guardabascio

This is Championship Central where you can relive the entire Long Beach Poly football season before their game against St. Francis in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship at St. Francis tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and we’ll have live updates throughout. A limited number of tickets is available by clicking here. […]