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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CIF Girls’ Water Polo: Lakewood Shuts Down Malibu in Second Round Victory

Tyler Hendrickson

All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. First-year head coach Charles Wright wasn’t sure the last time the Lakewood girls’ water polo program advanced to the second round of the CIF playoffs. “At least a decade,” Wright said prior to Thursday’s game against Malibu. […]

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Basketball Millikan Wilson

Basketball: Wilson Boys Take Down Millikan

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The Wilson boys’ basketball team won its first Moore League game of the year with a thriller against Millikan. Wilson got a big performance from […]

Lakewood Volleyball
Lakewood Volleyball

PREVIEW: Lakewood Girls’ Volleyball

Mike Guardabascio

The Lakewood girls’ volleyball team has always been known for its strong senior leadership, as longtime coach Mike Wadley takes care to create class after class of players that help run practices and instill a hard-nosed work ethic into younger players. This year, Lakewood has strong senior leadership once more–but also a serious youth movement, […]