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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Long Beach Poly will host Ventura in a CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinal game at Cabrillo High at 5 p.m. Both teams wanted to play under the lights, which necessitated the move from Poly to Cabrillo. Click here to check out our coverage of the soccer season so far–we’ll be at Cabrillo with live updates, an […]

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VIDEO: Jordan vs. Corona del Mar, Boys’ Basketball

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VIDEO BY MATT SIMON High School Basketball: Long Beach Jordan vs. Corona del Mar Visit The562.org for more Long Beach sports coverage.

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LBCC Inducts Eight Into Hall Of Champions

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Long Beach City College inducted another star-studded class into its Hall of Champions on Friday, enshrining major figures from a number of different sports. The LBCC main gymnasium has long been known as the Hall of Champions, and its lobby includes not only trophies from the state-record 93 state championships the Vikings have claimed, but […]