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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CIF-SS Boys’ Basketball Playoffs Released

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The CIF Southern Section playoff brackets were released Sunday afternoon, revealing the playoff path for St. Anthony, Long Beach Poly, Compton, Lakewood and Wilson, all of whom will compete in Division 1, Division 2AA, or Division 3AA. Firs round games will take place on Wednesday, with the second round happening on Friday. St. Anthony (9-3) […]

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FEATURE: Michael Gutierrez A Fearless Leader For Lakewood Boys’ Soccer

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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. “Come on, you can’t score on me. Come on, shoot it!” That’s how Alberto Gutierrez taught his four children to play soccer— standing in front of a small backyard goal with the ball at the boys’ feet. And Alberto didn’t just let them […]

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VIDEOS: Long Beach Poly Football Road To The Big Game

JJ Fiddler

Check out the videos from the Long Beach Poly football season so far before the Jackrabbits take on Wilson tonight. VIDEO: Long Beach Poly Football Preview VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Punahou Football VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Los Al Football VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Serra Football VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Corona Centennial […]