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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Football: Jordan Holds On For Dramatic Win At Wilson

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Another incredible performance from Damian Henderson and huge defensive stops in the clutch moments helped Jordan pick up a historic 21-20 win on Friday night at Wilson after a possible game-winning field goal went wide for the Bruins in the final minute. It’s the first time the Panthers (4-4, 2-2) have beaten the Bruins (1-6, […]

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VIDEO: Jordan vs. Long Beach Poly, Boys’ Basketball

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation.

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Long Beach Poly Volleyball Wilson

CIF Volleyball: Wilson, Poly Advance to Semifinals

Mike Guardabascio

A great year for boys’ volleyball in Long Beach isn’t over yet—Moore League champion Wilson and second-place Poly both advanced to this Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinals by virtue of Wednesday wins in the quarterfinals. Wilson def. Westlake 26-24, 21-25, 21-25, 26-24, 15-12 The Bruins were on the road for their quarterfinal, and […]