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 and Millikan’s school communities are both mourning the unexpected passing of longtime high school counselor Ryan Temple, who passed in November at the age of 46. An LBUSD counselor for more than 20 years, Temple was known as a bright presence at both schools–after a long stint at Poly, he had recently […]

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Long Beach Basketball Roundup

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Catch up on all the scores from Wednesday evening with links to our coverage. Boys’ Basketball Millikan def. Compton 68-56 Click here for our story, click here for our photo gallery, click here for our video. Wilson def. Jordan 62-55 (OT) The Bruins won a thriller in North Long Beach, led by Jackson Barnhill with […]

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Softball: Long Beach Poly Comes Back To Beat Wilson

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The562’s high school softball coverage is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit LetsBePlaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The phrase “feel hard done-by” is commonly used for European soccer teams who have […]