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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The biggest match in Southern California is taking place at Long Beach Poly this evening as the Jackrabbits host No. 1 Mater Dei at 6 p.m. in the Ron Palmer Pavilion. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students with ID at a rare match that will have both sides of the stands […]

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Hometown Hero JuJu Smith-Schuster Extends Long Beach Poly’s Deep Super Bowl History

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Mike Guardabascio In August of 2010, longtime Long Beach Poly football coach Raul Lara said he thought he had a special freshman player who’d come into his program. “His name is John Smith,” said Lara. “He’s gonna be special. He might be one of those really special kids to come out of here.” Any intelligent […]

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Girls’ Soccer: Millikan Scores Big Win Over Long Beach Poly

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The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Millikan has won four of the last five Moore League girls’ soccer championships by controlling games with superior shape, organization and killer instincts. The song remained the same on Thursday night […]