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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CIF Girls’ Water Polo: Wilson Dominates Yucaipa in Division 1 Semifinals

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson Bruins looked every bit like the No. 1 seed in the CIF-SS Division 1 girls’ water polo playoffs on Wednesday night, outclassing Yucaipa in […]

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2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 10 Water Polo Making Historic Waves

JJ Fiddler

Every year we countdown the top 10 Long Beach sports moments over the last 12 months, and it seems like every year one of the local high school sports has a few different schools produce historic campaigns. In 2023, that sport was water polo. The Wilson girls won a 16th Moore League championship last January […]

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Long Beach Poly Softball

Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits Softball Preview

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly softball team announced itself as a Moore League title contender last year with a win over Lakewood and a second-place tie in the final league standings. The Jackrabbits return the Moore League Pitcher of the Year in CSUN signee Bella Alonso, as part of a returning class of four 1st team […]