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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STORY: Long Beach Shines At 2026 Moore League Track & Field Finals

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The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. It was a thrilling day at Long Beach Poly as Long Beach’s best converged at 1600 Atlantic for the Moore League track and field Finals on Thursday.  Long Beach Poly and Wilson put on a show winning 28 out […]

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Cross Country: Wilson’s Pincherli, Mejia Win at El Dorado

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The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes. Wednesday was a good day for the Wilson Bruins, who swept the two varsity races at the El Dorado Park Moore League Cluster Meet. Seniors Tommy Pincherli and Nadia Mejia won the boys’ and girls’ races, respectively, with the […]