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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Column: A Wake Up Call For Long Beach Poly…Or Not 

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly’s football team was beaten 45-0 last Saturday in their season opener against Punahou of Hawaii in the Moorpark High Football Classic. It was the worst loss the Jackrabbits had suffered since 2012’s 56-0 shocker to Narbonne, and just the third time the team had been shut out this decade. Poly, the state’s […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Jordan & Lakewood, Flag Football

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football in 2023-24 is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers.

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PREVIEW: Millikan vs. Saugus, CIF Football

Tyler Hendrickson

It’s been an eventful 12 months for Millikan Football, but the Rams find themselves in a similar position to where they were a year ago. As the CIF-SS playoffs are set to begin, the Rams face a long road trip to a tough environment as they prepare to face a successful program in the opening […]