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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Men’s Basketball: Long Beach State Loses Conference Home Opener to Strong Cal State Northridge

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Basketball is sponsored by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Nelson Farris. Long Beach State’s conference home opener did not go as hoped. The Beach (1-1, 9-5) hosted Cal State Northridge (2-0, 11-4) in the Walter […]

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STANDINGS: Long Beach High School Football, Week Seven

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The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. 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 Here’s where things stand after seven weeks of high school football season in Long Beach.

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CIF State Basketball: Jordan Blows Out Beaumont, Advances to Regional Semis

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The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Jordan boys’ basketball coach Chris Francis got exactly what he wished for on Thursday night. After an emotional CIF Southern Section championship win on Saturday, his Panthers are looking to take a state title–to do so, the scrappy Jordan kids will have […]