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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CIF Softball: Millikan, LB Poly, St. Anthony Eliminated

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While Lakewood and Wilson both advanced in the CIF Southern Section softball playoffs on Thursday, the rest of the Moore League and St. Anthony were unable to make it past the first round. DIVISION 3 Millikan 5, West Ranch 9 The Rams (17-11) fell behind in the third inning and couldn’t score until late in […]

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Mistake Derails Long Beach State Dirtbags In Loss To Cal State Northridge

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Everything was going according to plan Friday night on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The Long Beach State Dirtbags had an early lead over visiting Cal State Northridge with ace Graham Osman on the mound when freshman Ty […]

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CIFSS Volleyball Brackets Provide Playoff Path For Lakewood, Wilson, Poly, MIllikan

Mike Guardabascio

The release of the CIF Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoff brackets reveal a difficult path for Long Beach’s five playoff teams, with no one in the Moore League getting a home match in their opening round. Lakewood The Lancers are the undefeated Moore League champions, having not dropped a set the entire way through league […]