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’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State basketball for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Nelson Farris. Long Beach State came away with a win in Malibu as they faced off against the Pepperdine Waves. This win helped break Long Beach’s two-game […]

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The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Wilson, Long Beach Poly, Millikan and Cabrillo are officially preparing for the CIF Southern Section boys’ water polo playoffs after the brackets were released today. The lower divisions start with the first round on Tuesday and the top divisions […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule: Boys’ Basketball, Soccer

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The playoffs open for 11 Long Beach boys’ basketball and soccer teams today–we’ll have live updates and coverage from several games. Boys’ Basketball (All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) Division 1: St. Anthony @ Dominguez Division 2AA: Long Beach Poly vs. Villa Park Division 2AA: Compton @ Oxnard Division 2A: Lakewood vs. […]