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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Mike Guardabascio

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Kadence Lloyd, St. Anthony Basketball St. Anthony junior Kadence Lloyd had a double-double 18 points and 10 rebounds […]

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Boys’ Volleyball: Lakewood Tops Poly In Five-Set Thriller

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Boys’ Volleyball: Lakewood Shocks Poly, Ties With Millikan For League Lead It was always going to be a wild boys’ volleyball season in the Moore League in 2019, and the first round ended with fireworks. Lakewood fell behind 2-0 on the road at Long Beach Poly before pulling off the reverse sweep, beating the Jackrabbits […]

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LBUSD Investigating Long Beach Poly Baseball Team After Slapboxing Video

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Unified School District confirmed it is investigating a locker room slapboxing video involving the Long Beach Poly baseball team that began circulating online over the weekend.  “The safety and well-being of students and staff remains our top priority,” Poly principal Bill Salas wrote in an email to Poly baseball families and school […]