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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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. 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.

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Swimming: Wilson Boys, Poly Girls Win At Moore League Dual Meet

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California’s longest league championship streak appears to be safe. The Wilson boys’ swimming team topped Long Beach Poly at last week’s dual meet by a margin of 98-72 in front of a packed crowd in Wilson’s Pete Archer Aquatics Center. The Bruins have won every Moore League boys’ swim title since 1973, a run of […]

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Long Beach State Women’s Hoops Set Schedule, Challenges Remain

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Last week’s announcement of the Long Beach State basketball teams’ schedules brought mixed emotions from fourth year women’s head coach Jeff Cammon, who stressed that things are very much still in flux. Cammon said there are a number of problems to solve between now and the team’s first scheduled game in the Walter Pyramid against […]