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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Mike Guardabascio The562’s coverage of cross country and track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial. We’ve known all year that this could be a special season for the Long Beach track and field community, which has seen more than its fair share of special seasons. The Moore League Finals confirmed the feeling on Thursday afternoon […]

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The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers Four Moore League girls’ volleyball teams learned their CIF Southern Section playoff paths on Saturday morning with the release of the CIF-SS postseason brackets.  Moore League co-champions Wilson and Long Beach Poly lead the way, as the […]

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VIDEO: Cabrillo vs. Lakewood, Flag Football

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This week, all of The562’s coverage is sponsored by Long Beach Gives. Visit LongBeachGives.org to find your cause and support local nonprofits! Donations will be accepted through Sept. 21. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football […]