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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Wilson’s front five is its strength with seniors Jakob Belton and Adrian Tejada at tackle, seniors Jaylen Ferrera and Justin Navarro at guard, and senior Terren Monette at center. They average 6’3” and 268 pounds as the biggest offensive line the Bruins have had under Ziegenhagen. They’ve been able to stay healthy and helped the […]

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s not that Lakewood hasn’t won important football games recently, it’s the manner in which they lost the big ones. Two years ago, the Lancers hosted a CIF […]

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Long Beach Football Schedule, Week 1

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