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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2024 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 4: St. Anthony Boys’ And Girls’ Basketball Win Back-To-Back CIF-SS Championships

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If you wanted to see championship basketball in 2024, St. Anthony was the place to be. The Saints’ girls’ and boys’ basketball programs simultaneously conducted their own historic playoff runs that ended in a double-header of championship wins at Azusa Pacific University on February 23, 2024. The pair’s CIF-SS championship wins both came in Division […]

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Football: Jordan Hires NFL Alum Rashaad Penny as Next Head Coach

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The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. The Jordan Panthers have made a big splash with their football program, bringing former NFL running back Rashaad Penny to North Long Beach as the school’s next head coach. Penny is a legendary figure at nearby Norwalk High […]