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 Soccer

CIF Soccer: Long Beach Poly Wins Penalty Kick Thriller With Hesperia

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. 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. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. […]

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Basketball Millikan Wilson

Girls’ Basketball: Wilson Beats Millikan, Sets Up Friday Showdown

Mike Guardabascio

Before the season, Wilson girls’ basketball coach Erin Carey said one of her team’s big goals was to knock off Millikan for the second seed in the Moore League. The Bruins did just that on Wednesday evening in a game they controlled almost from the tip–but as a sign of how far the Wilson program […]

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Baseball Long Beach Poly

Baseball Preview: Long Beach Poly Trying To Move Up In League

Mike Guardabascio

Last year was a mixed bag for Long Beach Poly, as the Jackrabbits went just 6-6 in the Moore League but also won some playoff games for the first time in a long time. This year is one to determine which of those trends is likely to evolve into the program’s future, which is likely […]