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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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Huntington Beach, Girls’ Soccer

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CIF Girls’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly vs. Huntington Beach Long Beach Poly opened the 2021 CIF-SS girls’ soccer playoffs with a game against Huntington Beach. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support […]

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Football: Long Beach Poly Grabs First Win Over Leuzinger

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly football team always planned to get its first win of the season against Leuzinger–it just happened two weeks later than they’d hoped. The Jackrabbits and Olympians met Thursday night at Cabrillo in a game that was originally scheduled for week one, but moved to this week due to COVID-19 protocols. Poly […]

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Long Beach Poly Volleyball

CIF Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Swept in Quarterfinals By South Torrance

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. It was a successful season for the Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team, but it came to an end a little earlier than the Jackrabbits would […]