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 Poly Soccer

CIF Soccer: LB Poly Can’t Catch Edison In Quarterfinals

JJ Fiddler

Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer had another impressive playoff run end in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals with a 1-0 loss to Edison on Wednesday. The Jackrabbits (18-5-2) had multiple early chances to score on scrambles in front of the Edison goal but came up empty. The Chargers (16-5-4) dominated possession for the […]

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Long Beach State Photos Volleyball

PHOTOS: Long Beach State Volleyball Celebrates National Title

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Photos by 562 staff including Stephen Dachman and Jake Cammarata

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Long Beach Poly Water Polo Wilson

Girls’ Water Polo: Wilson Rolls To Win Over Long Beach Poly

Matt Simon

All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Zoe Grover scored five goals for Wilson girls’ water polo team on Wednesday afternoon at Belmont Outdoor Pool as the Bruins defeated Long Beach Poly 17-5. Like many other programs in the area dealing with games being […]