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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After an exciting week of football where Millikan, Compton and Wilson picked up wins. We’ve got another great week of football ahead with a full slate of games on Thursday and Friday. Long Beach City College also begins their season with first-year coach Marques Cooper. All start times 7 p.m. unless noted. Thursday, August 28th […]

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STANDINGS: Long Beach High School Football, Week Three

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Here’s where things stand after the first week of the high school football season in Long Beach. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make sure we’re around to keep covering Long Beach sports! Don’t let this be the last year for […]

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OBITUARY: Long Beach Volleyball World Mourns Keli Pula After Sudden Passing

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The Long Beach volleyball world was shocked and is mourning the recent sudden passing of longtime coach Keli Pula. Pula passed away last Friday due to complications from a heart attack. A longtime assistant coach at Poly, Pula was the current girls’ volleyball head coach at St. Anthony, and was well-known and loved by those […]