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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The562’s coverage of cross country and track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial. One might be tempted to describe Cameron Rhone’s three-mile time as “lightning fast” during Tuesday’s Signal Hill meet, but that might be too on the nose. In an effort to dodge the inclement weather, the boys’ varsity race started 10 minutes […]

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JuCo Football: LBCC Wins Come-From-Behind Thriller At Bakersfield

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It was a frustrating long road trip for LBCC, who trailed Bakersfield for almost the entirety of their game on Saturday. But after trailing for 90% of the game, the Vikings scored a game-winner with 42 seconds left as quarterback Derrach West ran in a five-yard touchdown to hand LBCC a 23-20 win. With the […]

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Long Beach High School Beach Volleyball Preview

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Beach volleyball season is in full swing as teams in the city prepare for the upcoming league seasons, with the Moore League kicking off this afternoon at LBCC with a trio of matches. In the Moore League, Wilson and Poly were co-league champs last year and both will look to win sole position and both […]