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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CIF Boys’ Lacrosse: Long Beach Poly Falls To ML King in Second Round

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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. Long Beach Poly lost a tough one against ML King on Saturday afternoon […]

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Track: Wilson Beats Poly, Jordan Beats Millikan on Moore League Opening Day

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. Photo courtesy Chris Errecart Moore League track and field got started on Wednesday afternoon, with some marquee matchups between some of the city’s top teams. In a landmark win for the early season, Wilson swept […]

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Scouting Report: Long Beach Poly Offensive Line vs. Wilson Defensive Line

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

Long Beach Poly went into the season believing that their offensive line was the best unit on the team, with confidence they’d be able to run the ball and assert themselves whenever they wanted to. The rushing attack and pass protection was uneven against powerhouse opponents like Punahou and Serra, but by and large the […]