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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CIF Volleyball: St. Anthony Wins In Five Against Campbell Hall

Mike Guardabascio

The No. 2-seeded St. Anthony boys’ volleyball team didn’t have an easy time on the road against Campbell Hall in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. The Saints dug deep after falling behind 2-1 and came back to win 17-25, 25-19, 26-28, 25-22, 15-12. St. Anthony will host Perris on Saturday in […]

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Volleyball: Lakewood Tops Wilson In Five To Take Over First Place

Mike Guardabascio

Thursday evening’s meeting between Lakewood and Wilson’s girls’ volleyball teams was a clash of the Moore League’s top two programs, both of whom came into the match with an unblemished league record. The match, predictably, went to five sets and hinged on a few plays of extra effort. On one play in the fifth set, […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jai Smith, Compton Football Compton earned their first playoff spot since 2008 with a win over Cabrillo, and once again it was senior Jai Smith leading the way. Smith had 247 yards rushing and three touchdowns in […]