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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

R61
Basketball Long Beach Poly

Basketball: Long Beach Poly Boys Earn Frustrating Win Against Dominguez

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team won their first game of the […]

Moni Vivao
Lakewood Long Beach Poly St. Anthony Volleyball Wilson

ROUNDUP: 14th Annual Steve Lewis Volleyfest Coverage

Mike Guardabascio

Lakewood High played host to the 14th annual Steve Lewis Volleyfest last Saturday, featuring four local schools in a top-notch day-long celebration of the sport and of Lewis, the legendary former Lancers coach. Lewis was a mentor to current Lakewood coach Mike Wadley, and as always, he played his current Lakewood team a five-minute movie […]

2026 03 19 562 VSoftball LakewoodVSMillikan
Lakewood Millikan Photos Softball

PHOTOS: Lakewood Vs. Millikan, Softball

Joseph Kling

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law.