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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CIF Tennis: Millikan, Long Beach Poly Win Playoff Openers

Mike Guardabascio

Millikan and Long Beach Poly’s girls’ tennis teams both won their playoff openers on Tuesday, as they hosted CIF-SS Wild Card matches. The Rams defeated Fullerton 10-8 in Division 3 and will advance to face Whitney in the first round on Wednesday. Long Beach Poly took down St. Joseph 15-3 in Division 4 to advance […]

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STANDINGS: Long Beach High School Baseball

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. Here’s a look at the Moore League and Long Beach baseball standings halfway through the season, with this week’s schedule below. Tuesday Jordan vs. Cabrillo (3:30 p.m., Blair Field) St. Anthony vs. St. Genevieve (3 […]

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High School Football Preview: Long Beach Poly vs. Lakewood

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly (6-3, 5-0) will try to sew up an undefeated Moore League championship tonight at Veterans Memorial Stadium against a Lakewood team (4-5, 3-2) that’s still trying to grab a playoff spot. If Lakewood wins, Millikan loses to Poly, and Compton loses to Cabrillo, they’d claim third place by themselves. If the Lancers […]