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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We’ve got full coverage of all the Long Beach girls’ volleyball playoff action Division 1 Mater Dei sweeps Long Beach Poly; READ MORE about the Jackrabbits’ loss and how they’re still alive for state. WATCH VIDEO / SEE PHOTOS Division 5 St. Anthony comes back against Oak Hills; READ MORE about how the Saints bounced […]

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CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Pulls Away From Crespi in Quarters

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The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team is headed to the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA semifinals after pulling away from Crespi late in the game on the road in the quarters. The Jackrabbits trailed by six points in the second half but got clutch performances from freshman Jovani Ruff and senior Daniel Hardy off […]

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CIF Baseball: Long Beach Poly Wins Wild Playoff Game Over Beckman

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management.  The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. It could’ve all been so simple, but that’s not how this Long Beach […]