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 The CIF Southern Section boys’ basketball brackets were released on Sunday afternoon, with five Long Beach teams making the postseason. St. Anthony, Jordan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, and Wilson will all compete in games starting on Wednesday, with the Moore League champion Panthers hosting the only home game in Long Beach that night. […]

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Boys’ Basketball Preview: Lakewood Lancers

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The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. There are plenty of reasons for Lakewood boys’ basketball to be excited and have high expectations headed into this season. The Lancers went 10-2 […]

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Girls’ Volleyball: Long Beach Teams Learn Playoff Fate

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The CIF Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoff brackets were released on Saturday morning, with six Long Beach teams learning their playoff fate. The first round of the playoffs will be Thursday at 6 p.m., with the second round slated for Saturday at the same time, except for the top division. Division 1 Long Beach Poly […]