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.
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Football: Millikan Retains Hamilton Trophy By Beating Lakewood Again

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Millikan rushing attack has been on a historic tear and that continued Friday night as the Rams rushed for 529 yards on their way to a 69-28 win […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Schedule

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The first full week of the winter CIF Southern Section playoffs continues today, with Wilson wrapping up Open Division girls’ water polo play as well as the opening round for 10 boys’ basketball and soccer teams. Wednesday, February 11 CIF-SS Girls’ Water Polo Open Division: Wilson at San Marcos (Dos Pueblos High), 6pm CIF-SS Boys’ […]