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 State Basketball: Long Beach Poly Falls Short To Narbonne

Mike Guardabascio

A frustrating season for the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team came to an end Tuesday evening in the first round of the CIF State Southern California Regional Division 2A playoffs. The Jackrabbits were once again plagued by uneven effort as well as flashes of brilliance in a narrow defeat, 67-65, to Narbonne. “It’s very […]

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CIF Track: Poly, Wilson, St. Anthony Athletes Win Titles

Mike Guardabascio

Saturday’s CIF Southern Section track & field championships proved once again that Long Beach is among the nation’s best at turning out top-tier athletes. Long Beach Poly, Wilson, and St. Anthony all produced individual CIF champions while the Jackrabbits finished second in the Division 1 girls’ team standings. Fourteen entries from six schools will compete […]

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ROUNDUP: Two Long Beach Girls’ Soccer Teams Advance In CIF Playoffs

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. Long Beach Poly had a dominant performance and Cabrillo had a historic performance on Wednesday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section girls’ soccer playoffs. Division 2: Millikan 1, Mission Viejo 2 CLICK HERE for a full story Division 3: Long Beach […]