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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The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial  This Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Masters Track and Field meet will feature 41 Long Beach entries, as the city’s last remaining high school athletes in the 2022-23 school year look to continue their excellent seasons. Poly and Wilson swept the team Division 1 championships […]

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. During preseason interviews last year, coach Dan Monson said that his Long Beach State men’s basketball team would only go as […]

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TONIGHT: CIF Girls’ Volleyball Quarterfinals, Long Beach Previews

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Three Long Beach teams are playing in the CIF Girls’ Volleyball quarterfinals tonight with a trip to Saturday’s semifinals on the line. READ OUR PREVIEW of Long Beach Poly hosting No. 1 Mater Dei in Division 1. READ OUR PREVIEW of St. Anthony hosting a big Division 5 quarterfinal match. READ OUR PREVIEW of Avalon […]