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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Boys’ Basketball: Jordan Beats Long Beach Poly, Clinches Share of League Title

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. 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 […]

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Girls’ Basketball CIF-SS Brackets Announced

Mike Guardabascio

The CIF Southern Section girls’ basketball brackets were released on Sunday afternoon, with four Long Beach teams making the postseason. Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, Wilson, and Jordan will all compete in games starting on Thursday, with the Moore League champion Jackrabbits and the Lancers both hosting home games that night. Teams that advance would play […]

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Long Beach Football Playoff Scenarios

Mike Guardabascio

With just one week of football left, here’s where things stand. 1: Long Beach Poly has clinched another undefeated Moore League championship after a big win over Lakewood. The Jackrabbits have a bye in the final week of the regular season and will await the playoff brackets being released next Sunday. 2: Millikan has clinched […]