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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This week on the show we’re talking about a bunch of CIF playoff wins for Long Beach high school teams. 02:00 The best things we’ve seen this week (Rose Cano strikes out 18, picturesque Fromhold Field, Little League walk off) 12:30 Track & Field league championships 17:00 Wilson boys’ volleyball hosting CIF Championship 21:30 Lakewood […]

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STANDINGS: Long Beach High School Football, Week Five

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Here’s where things stand after the third week of the high school football season in Long Beach. Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make sure we’re around to keep covering Long Beach sports! Don’t let this be the last year […]

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High School Football Preview: Long Beach Poly vs. Jordan

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It’s another Battle of the Atlantic as Long Beach Poly (5-3, 4-0) hosts Jordan (4-4, 1-4) in a battle of two teams separated by a few dozen blocks on Atlantic Ave. Poly is tearing through the Moore League at the Jackrabbits’ usual clip, having gone 4-0 and outscored opponents 204-33. Last week the Jackrabbits beat […]