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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Football Lakewood

Lakewood Hires Mario Morales As Next Football Coach

Mike Guardabascio

Lakewood has its next football coach, as the school’s longtime athletic director Mike Wadley confirmed to The 562 Tuesday evening that the Lancers are hiring longtime local football coach Mario Morales. Morales had successful tenures at St. Anthony and Wilson, and has been on campus at Lakewood for 14 years, currently as a dean of […]

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Golf Millikan Photos

PHOTOS: Millikan At CIF Southern Section Division 3 Boys’ Golf Championships

Jake Cammarata

The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer.

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Baseball St. Anthony

CIF Baseball: St. Anthony Blanks Faith Baptist, Headed To Semis

Mike Guardabascio

STORY BY MATT SIMON Behind junior pitcher Lucas Lehmar, St. Anthony booked a trip to the CIF Division 6 semifinals with a 6-0 win over Faith Baptist Friday afternoon at Windward School in Los Angeles. Lehmar used his fastball stifle the Contenders’ bats on his way to a complete game shutout. The junior notched 10 […]