Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Mike Guardabascio

Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with boys’ basketball and soccer teams competing to try and punch their ticket to Friday’s semifinal games.  Tuesday, February 13 Boys’ Basketball Division 2AA: St. Anthony vs Campbell Hall, 7pm Boys’ Basketball Division 2A: Long Beach Poly vs Murrieta Valley, 7pm Boys’ Basketball […]

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Cross Country: Long Beach Poly Hosts SoCal Opener

John Napalan, All-In Press

The562’s coverage of cross country and track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial. On a warm Saturday morning on the campus of Long Beach State, some of the top distance runners from around Southern California came together for the first-ever XC SoCal Opener, hosted by Long Beach Poly. It was a successful meet for […]

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2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 2 Jason Parra Runs His Way Into Record Books

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. A special career featured a historic finish for Millikan’s Jason Parra, who must be considered one of the best distance […]