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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Football: Wilson/Poly Game Moved To Cerritos College

Mike Guardabascio

UPDATE: THE GAME HAS BEEN MOVED BACK TO WILSON THIS FRIDAY.  Over the objections of Wilson football coach Mark Ziegenhagen, this week’s massively-hyped Wilson/Poly football game has been moved from Wilson’s Stephens Field to Cerritos College, where it will take place Friday at 7 p.m. The decision to move the game came after concerns expressed […]

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Cross Country: Five-Way First Place Tie, Wilson Girls Win At Moore League Opener

Mike Guardabascio

It was an eventful day at El Dorado Park on Wednesday to open the Moore League cross country season. On the boys’ side, a potentially historic five-way tie at first place among Poly teammates created some confusion in the official results, and on the girls’ side Wilson looks poised to end Poly’s 14-year streak of […]

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Softball: Long Beach Poly Gets Past Wilson

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The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Staying aggressive has been paramount for Long Beach Poly softball’s resurgence. Once again, the Jackrabbits pushed the envelope to […]