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 Alum JuJu Smith-Schuster Will Play For Second Super Bowl Ring

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly alum JuJu Smith-Schuster will play in his second Super Bowl next Sunday, as his Kansas City Chiefs try to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Smith-Schuster and the Chiefs defeated the Eagles two years ago for the Super Bowl, a game in which the […]

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BREAKING: Wilson Boys’ Water Polo Hire New Coach Zach Polmanteer

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson High aquatics program has been historically successful in the pool, now the Bruins are trying a little something different on […]

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Long Beach State Women’s Basketball Come Back, Headed to Big West Semifinals

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team survived a scare from No. 10-seed UC Riverside in the opening round of the Big West Tournament in Henderson, Nevada Wednesday evening. the Beach trailed 11 points in the fourth quarter but came […]