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 Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Team captains Duane Baker and Nathan Mosqueda led Cabrillo boys’ soccer to a huge 2-1 win over Poly on Wednesday night. The opening 40 minutes featured the Jaguars applying constant pressure on the Poly defense, […]

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As the calendar turns to April, it signals the start of another Major League Baseball season. That makes it the perfect time to check in with Long Beach’s former ballplayers to see how they’re faring on the big stage. This year’s Spring Training had a large contingent of local talent, with a mixed group of […]