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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Shore Water Polo Wins Two Titles At KAP 7 Tournament

JJ Fiddler

A pair of Shore Aquatics boys’ water polo teams took home gold medals from the KAP 7 Tournament last weekend. The 16U and 18U teams both took first place at the elite tournament. 16U: Kai Goeku, Devon Brett, Alex Gonzales, Carson Krueger, Andrew Lear, Jake Lugenbuehl, Sean Steffen, Cameron Torres, Dylan Walty, Lucas Ocampo. Coach […]

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CIF Softball: Millikan Drops Nine Inning Heartbreaker to Mater Dei

Tyler Hendrickson

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 Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. When you let a good team hang around, bad things tend to happen. For the Moore League champion Millikan Rams, missed opportunities came back […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Mike Guardabascio

Four teams advanced in yesterday’s playoffs, and another 10 will take the field (or court (or pool)) tonight as they look to open the postseason with a win. Girls’ Basketball Division 1: Long Beach Poly vs Alemany, 7pm Division 2AA: Wilson at South Pasadena, 7pm Division 3A: Lakewood vs Bishop, 7pm Division 4AA: Jordan at […]