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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STANDINGS: Long Beach Boys’ Basketball, Week 10

Mike Guardabascio

After ten weeks of action here’s where things stand in the Long Beach boys’ basketball world with a list of this week’s games below the standings box. Note: Standings based on reported results. Coaches can report scores/weekly results as well as schedule listings to Mike@The562.org. — — This week’s games MONDAY Lakewood vs Wilson, 7pm […]

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Swimming: Wilson Sweeps Millikan in Decisive Win

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach in 2025-26 is sponsored by Watersafe Swim School. It was an electric evening at Millikan’s Natatorium as […]

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Girls’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly Scores Big Win At Wilson

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Kelsey Adams, Kyla Gomez and Olivia D’Anna scored three unanswered goals in an 11-minute span on Tuesday at Wilson to help Long Beach Poly grab a 4-2 win. The well-played victory catapults the Jackrabbits into first place after the first round of Moore League girls’ soccer. These old rivals will meet again on the last […]