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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Long Beach Sports Top 10 Moments Of 2021: Long Beach Poly Football Wins 20th CIF Title

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The Long Beach Poly football team capped a bizarre 2021 with a CIF-SS Division 4 championship, the 20th in the program’s history. The year saw much heartbreak for the Jackrabbits, who were mourning the loss of longtime assistant coach Keith “Slice” Thompson as well as the family members of many players. But Poly was able […]

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Three More Long Beach Poly Alums Sign With NFL Teams

Mike Guardabascio

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. Alex Austin was the only Jackrabbit selected in the NFL Draft, but three […]

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PHOTOS: Cabrillo vs. Wilson Boys’ Soccer

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We’ve got some great pics of the Jaguars’ comeback win from photographer Stephen Dachman.