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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Track: Jordan Boys Beat Long Beach Poly To Force Three-Way Tie

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The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013 The Jordan track and field team made history on Wednesday with a 63-41 victory over the Long Beach Poly boys.  Head coach Sharaud Moore was ecstatic. “It’s a long time coming, the boys are happy, really happy,” he said. “It’s Poly. To […]

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LIVE UPDATES: Millikan vs. Jordan & Lakewood vs. Long Beach Poly Boys’ Soccer, Wilson vs. Millikan Girls’ Water Polo

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Refresh the page to see the latest scores and video updates! We’ll have live updates from Moore League boys’ soccer action as Jordan visits Millikan (5:15 p.m.) and Lakewood travels to Long Beach Poly (7 p.m.). We’ll also have updates from Wilson and Millikan girls’ water polo (5 p.m.). Click here if you can’t see […]

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Athlete of the Week Baseball Basketball Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Millikan St. Anthony

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jovani Ruff, Long Beach Poly Basketball Freshman Jovani Ruff stepped up for Long Beach Poly in a big way last week. He was second on the team in scoring with 19 points against Simi Valley […]