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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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 Julian Lopez, Jordan Baseball Jordan won their first baseball game of the season last week as Julian Lopez […]

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LB In NFL: Wilson Alum Joel Bitonio Snags Historic Win With Browns

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It finally happened. On national television last Thursday night, the Cleveland Browns finally won a football game. It had been 635 days since the Browns’ last win, on Christmas Eve of 2016, and their 19-game winless streak was the second-longest in NFL history. For Wilson alum Joel Bitonio, a stud offensive lineman for Cleveland, the […]

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Moore League Basketball Standings Update

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Some surprising results shook up the Moore League basketball standings over the last two weeks. On the boys’ side, Millikan jumped over Long Beach Poly thanks to Rob Diaz’s buzzer-beater against Compton, and then Compton and Lakewood’s upset wins over Long Beach Poly last week. The game at Millikan on the last night of the […]