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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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly at Windward, CIF State Basketball

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The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team travels to Los Angeles on Saturday evening for a 5:30 p.m. CIF State Open Division clash with Windward, with a trip to the SoCal Regional championship on Tuesday on the line. The Jackrabbits have faced Windward twice this season and come up short both times, losing 58-51 earlier […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. UC Davis, NCAA Men’s Basketball

Stephen Dachman

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Basketball is sponsored by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Nelson Farris. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State men’s basketball for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Arline & Mike Walter.

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LIVE UPDATES: CIF Volleyball, Long Beach Poly vs. Mater Dei + St. Anthony vs. Oak Hills

Mike Guardabascio

We’ll have live updates from Long Beach Poly vs. Mater Dei and St. Anthony vs. Oak Hills in the CIF-SS volleyball quarterfinals. If you see anything missing tweet us at @562sports. Tweets by 562sports