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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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly Soccer in Saturday’s CIF-SS Championship

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer team has its shot at history. The Jackrabbits (18-3-1) will face Foothill (16-7-4) at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday at 3 p.m. with the CIF Southern […]

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All-League Girls’ Track 2024

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The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. Here are the All-Moore League honorees for the 2024 girls’ track season, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports […]

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LBUSD Board Votes To End Moore League Transfer Rule

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education voted to abolish its one-year ineligibility rule for student-athletes transferring between Moore League schools at last week’s board meeting. The vote passed unanimously, 5-0, undoing the rule which had been on the books since March 17, 2015. The rule has been widely decried by Moore League […]