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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VIDEO: Millikan vs Compton Football

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CIF Beach Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Beats The Archer School in Second Round

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The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly sent an overhauled lineup to the sand on Thursday afternoon at LBCC, needing to cope with the absence of three usual starters. In the […]