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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In her 33 seasons coaching the Millikan girls’ basketball team, Lorene Morgan has had many more memorable wins than Friday evening’s 70-13 victory over Compton. Morgan won the school’s only CIF-SS girls’ basketball championship, in 2014, and several other tournament and league crowns. Friday’s game, in a reduced-capacity gym due to COVID-19 restrictions, did not […]

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VIDEO: Wilson vs. Millikan, Boys’ Water Polo

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The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.

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PODCAST: Former LA Lakers Coach Paul Westhead Talks Basketball

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This week, JJ, Mike and Tyler speak to legendary basketball coach Paul Westhead and reminisce about great Los Angeles Lakers teams of the past. Westhead coached the Lakers to the 1980 NBA championship, the first of the Showtime era, and helped revolutionize the game with his up-tempo style, especially at Loyola Marymount where his teams […]