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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All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Wednesday’s cross country meet at El Dorado was the first conventional Moore League meet for Millikan sophomore Jason Parra. The young phenom made himself known with an impressive freshman campaign amidst unusual circumstances last school year, […]

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