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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Find out where and when your favorite team is playing this week. Avalon vs. Desert Christian Cabrillo vs. San Pedro Jordan @ Lynwood Lakewood vs. Mayfair Long Beach Poly vs. Los Alamitos (Cerritos College) Millikan vs. Aquinas St. Anthony vs. Palm Springs Wilson @ Huntington Beach LBCC vs. Grossmont (Sat. 5 p.m.) BYE: Compton  

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NUMBER THREE It had been a few years since the Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team had claimed a CIF-SS championship–92 years, to be exact–but the Jackrabbits got it done under coach Ish Pluton with a 14-11 win over Crespi in the Division 4 championship. “This means so much to us, it means so […]

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.