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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The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach football fans had a burning question all Fall long–will Long Beach Poly end up in Division 1 […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach State vs. UC Davis Men’s Basketball

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We’ve got a highlight video of Long Beach State’s Big West-opening win including a breakout 32 point performance from Deishuan Booker. No Title Deishuan Booker had 32 points to lead Long Beach State to a win over Davis in their Big West opener.

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All-City Dual-Sport Athletes of the Year: Kenny Barnabee, Xavier Heard

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Hopefully there will never need to be another sports schedule like the one we saw this past spring. Sports seasons overlapped in new and difficult ways, making it even more challenging for multi-sport athletes to pursue their various passions. There were a number of athletes who navigated those choppy waters, but two of them stood […]