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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It wasn’t the storybook day that the Long Beach track and field teams were hoping for at the 101st CIF State Championships in Clovis, but the story had a happy ending, as Long Beach Poly and Wilson showed out in the 4x400s to cap a day that saw 15 of the 20 local entries reach […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Emily Castano, Wilson Softball Wilson ace Emily Castano was great against Long Beach Poly on Monday and led […]

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All-City Athletes of the Year: Jue, Adams, Ho-Ching Bring Home Top Honors

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Our All-City Athletes of the Year awkward has been running for more than a decade now, more than 10% of the 120 year history of youth sports in Long Beach. In the last 13 years we’ve honored Long Beach kids who went on to be NFL Pro Bowlers, Olympians, NCAA Freshmen of the Year, NCAA […]