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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Girls’ Soccer: Poly Earns Share of League Title With Win Over Wilson

Tyler Hendrickson

The girls’ soccer rivalry between Long Beach Poly and Wilson never needs added stakes in order to be entertaining, but Thursday’s meeting between the city’s oldest rivals carried some added significance for the Green & Gold. With a victory over the Bruins on Senior Night, the Jackrabbits could earn a share of the Moore League […]

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LBSU Women’s Volleyball Bounces Back Against Fullerton

Eli Aquino

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. For the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team, it isn’t about what happens to them, it’s about how they respond. The Beach came right off of a late five-set loss against UC Irvine on Friday night […]

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Basketball Cabrillo Jordan Millikan St. Anthony

Basketball: St. Anthony Beats Jordan, Cabrillo Wins Overtime Thriller at JTown MLK Showcase

Mike Guardabascio

St. Anthony’s Errion Gymnasium played host to the inaugural JTown MLK Showcase on Monday, with four games featuring four Long Beach teams playing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Millikan fell to Garfield 59-46 to open the day, then Westchester defeated West in the second game of the day in the only matchup that didn’t […]