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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Wilson’s Lashinda Demus Will Finally Receive Olympic Gold at Ceremony in Paris

Mike Guardabascio

Twelve years after being cheated out of an Olympic gold medal, Wilson alum Lashinda Demus will finally get her due in a historic reallocation ceremony in Paris at this year’s Olympics. Demus took second in the 2012 400 meter hurdles to an athlete who was later disqualified for doping—when she exchanges her silver for gold […]

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CIF State, Southern Section Announce 2020-21 Sports Plan

Mike Guardabascio

In a move that’s been widely expected for the last two weeks, the CIF State office announced that it’s pushing back the start of the high school sports season in California to December and January. Click here for our first story including the full releases from CIF State and CIF-SS.  The three seasons of Fall, […]

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CIF Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Swept in Quarterfinals By South Torrance

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. It was a successful season for the Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team, but it came to an end a little earlier than the Jackrabbits would […]