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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With just one day left in the first round, the Moore League boys’ volleyball standings are logjammed at the top. Long Beach Poly lost to Millikan earlier this week and Lakewood defeated Wilson, then on Thursday afternoon Poly rebounded with a four-set win over the Bruins, 25-20, 25-18, 18-25, 25-17. That creates a three-way tie […]

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CIF State Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Wears Down Westview

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It took Long Beach Poly a little while to find its groove on Tuesday night in the opening round of the CIF State Division II girls’ basketball bracket, but once the Jackrabbits settled in they clearly outclassed their opponent in a 59-51 win over Westview at the Ron Palmer Pavilion. “(Westview) came out with more […]

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FEATURE: The Traores Journey From Côte d’Ivoire’s To Long Beach State Men’s Basketball 

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. You might assume Aboubacar Traore and Lassina Traore are related. The Long Beach State sophomore forwards both hail from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire where their budding basketball skills earned them the opportunity to attend an American university. But according to Aboubacar, […]