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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The562’s wrestling coverage for the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Emigh Dental Care. With the wrestling season upon us, we went around the city to check in with Moore League teams as they prepared for the 2023-2024 season. After a three-way tie last season, half the Moore League is excited to get another shot […]

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Wrestling: Long Beach Grapplers Shine at Moore League Finals

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The562’s wrestling coverage for the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Emigh Dental Care. Before the season, Millikan coach Blake Lovato acknowledged the Rams had some talented wrestlers graduate from the program – but he was quick to say that right behind those guys was the next line to carry on their Moore League excellence.  […]

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Long Beach Boys’ Cross Country Preview

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The Long Beach Poly cross country team after their UCSB Invite title run earlier this year; the Moore League cross country season starts this evening at 5 p.m. at El Dorado Park. The back of the Long Beach Poly boys’ cross country team’s shirts every year include the numbers “3-7.” If they were football players, […]