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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Middle Schools Volleyball

Girls’ Volleyball: Hughes, Cubberley, Tincher Win Middle School Championships

Tyler Hendrickson

The top middle school girls’ volleyball teams in Long Beach converged at Lakewood High last weekend, with three different championships being decided. After all the volleyball had been played, Hughes, Cubberley, and Tincher emerged victorious in their respective divisions. In Division 1, Hughes emerged as a new champion with a 25-14, 25-19, 25-22 victory over […]

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Basketball Wilson

CIF Basketball: Wilson Wins Over Jurupa Hills, Hosts Friday

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It was a tough night for Long Beach boys’ basketball teams. Other than Jordan winning the city’s only home game of the night, most of the Long Beach teams fell–St. Anthony and Long Beach Poly lost in Division 1, and […]

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Lacrosse Long Beach Poly Wilson

Boys’ Lacrosse: Poly Tops Wilson, Celebrates First Ever Moore League Lacrosse Title

Tyler Hendrickson

This year’s group of Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will go down as the first ever Moore League lacrosse champions, and Poly is now one win away from an unbeaten season. The Jackrabbits won their final home game of the year, 10-6, over their rival Wilson Bruins on Monday evening. Poly has gone 6-0 against Wilson […]