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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We’ve got coverage from all of the third week of Long Beach football action. CLICK HERE to read about how Poly survived Los Alamitos. WATCH VIDEO. SEE PHOTOS. CLICK HERE to read about how Wilson dismantled Huntington Beach. WATCH VIDEO. SEE PHOTOS. CLICK HERE to read about how Compton smashed West Adams. WATCH VIDEO. CLICK […]

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The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.